ample vs second string

ample

adj
  • Not contracted or brief; not concise; extended; diffusive 

  • Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended. 

det
  • A fully sufficient or abundant quantity of; enough or more than enough. 

  • A quantity (of something) that is fully sufficient; plenty. 

second string

noun
  • A unit of players which is considered to have a secondary level of talent and which usually plays after the first string. 

adj
  • Not as good; of a lower quality or condition. 

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