slough vs store

slough

verb
  • To discard. 

  • To shed (skin). 

  • To slide off (like a layer of skin). 

  • To commit truancy, be absent from school without permission. 

noun
  • A small pond, often alkaline, many but not all formed by glacial potholes. 

  • Dead skin on a sore or ulcer. 

  • A muddy or marshy area. 

  • A type of swamp or shallow lake system, typically formed as or by the backwater of a larger waterway, similar to a bayou with trees. 

  • A state of depression. 

  • The skin shed by a snake or other reptile. 

  • A secondary channel of a river delta, usually flushed by the tide. 

store

verb
  • Contain. 

  • To keep (something) while not in use, generally in a place meant for that purpose. 

  • To write (something) into memory or registers. 

  • Have the capacity and capability to contain. 

noun
  • A head of store cattle (feeder cattle to be sold to others for finishing); a store cattle beast. 

  • A supply held in storage. 

  • A great quantity or number; abundance. 

  • A place where items may be purchased; a shop. 

  • A place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept. 

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