add vs slow match

add

noun
  • An additional enemy that joins a fight after the primary target. 

  • The addition of a song to a station's playlist. 

  • An act or instance of adding. 

verb
  • To append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on. 

  • To summon minions or reinforcements. 

  • To combine elements of (something) into one quantity. 

  • To give by way of increased possession (to someone); to bestow (on). 

  • To make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on. 

  • To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate. 

  • To sum up; to put together mentally; to add up. 

  • To perform the arithmetical operation of addition. 

slow match

noun
  • A slow-burning fuse used to ignite a matchlock musket or fire a cannon. 

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