reply vs sally

reply

noun
  • A counterattack. 

  • Something given in reply. 

  • A document written by a party specifically replying to a responsive declaration and in some cases an answer. 

  • The answer of a figure. 

  • A written or spoken response; part of a conversation. 

verb
  • To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer. 

  • To act or gesture in response. 

  • To repeat something back; to echo. 

sally

noun
  • A sudden rushing forth. 

  • A kind of stonefly. 

  • A willow 

  • An excursion or side trip. 

  • An object made from the above trees' wood 

  • A witty statement or quip, usually at the expense of one's interlocutor. 

  • Any tree that looks like a willow 

  • A tufted woollen part of a bellrope, used to provide grip when ringing a bell. 

  • A wren. 

  • A member of the Salvation Army. 

  • A sortie of troops from a besieged place against an enemy. 

verb
  • To set out on an excursion; venture; depart (often followed by "forth.") 

  • To make a sudden attack (e.g. on an enemy from a defended position). 

  • To venture off the beaten path. 

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