remedy vs skewer

remedy

noun
  • Something that corrects or counteracts. 

  • A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease. 

  • The accepted tolerance or deviation in fineness or weight in the production of gold coins etc. 

  • The legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong. 

verb
  • To provide or serve as a remedy for. 

skewer

noun
  • That which skews something. 

  • A long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking. 

  • A scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, reveals a less valuable piece. 

  • Food served on a skewer. 

verb
  • To impale on a skewer. 

  • To attack a piece which has a less valuable piece behind it. 

  • To severely mock or discredit. 

How often have the words remedy and skewer occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )