dole vs solace

dole

noun
  • A boundary; a landmark. 

  • Money or other goods given as charity. 

  • Payment by the state to the unemployed; unemployment benefits. 

  • Dolus. 

  • Distribution; dealing; apportionment. 

  • A void space left in tillage. 

verb
  • To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource. 

solace

noun
  • A source of comfort or consolation. 

  • Comfort or consolation in a time of loneliness or distress. 

verb
  • To allay or assuage. 

  • To give solace to; comfort; cheer; console. 

  • To take comfort; to be cheered. 

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