buffet vs spang

buffet

verb
  • To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against. 

  • To strike with a buffet; to cuff; to slap. 

  • To deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper. 

  • To aggressively challenge, denounce, or criticise. 

noun
  • Food laid out in this way, to which diners serve themselves. 

  • A blow or cuff with or as if with the hand, or by any other solid object or the wind. 

  • A small low stool; a hassock. 

  • The vibration of an aircraft when flying in or approaching a stall, caused by separation of airflow from the aircraft's wings. 

  • A counter or sideboard from which food and drinks are served or may be bought. 

spang

verb
  • To cause to spring; set forcibly in motion; throw with violence. 

  • To set with bright points: star or spangle. 

  • To hitch; fasten. 

  • To strike or ricochet with a loud report 

  • To leap; spring. 

noun
  • A bound or spring; a leap. 

  • A span. 

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