dandy vs skill

dandy

adj
  • Excellent; first-rate. 

  • Like a dandy, foppish. 

  • Very good; better than expected but not as good as could be. 

noun
  • A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self. 

  • A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl. 

  • A dandy roller. 

skill

adj
  • Great, excellent. 

verb
  • To know; to understand. 

  • To have knowledge or comprehension; discern. 

  • To set apart; separate. 

  • To discern; have knowledge or understanding; to know how (to). 

  • To have personal or practical knowledge; be versed or practised; be expert or dextrous. 

  • To spend acquired points in exchange for skills. 

noun
  • Capacity to do something well; technique, ability. Skills are usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities, which are often thought of as innate. 

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