directly vs spang

directly

adv
  • Soon; next; in due time; as soon as it becomes convenient. 

  • Plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms. 

  • Straightforwardly; honestly. 

  • In a direct manner; in a straight line or course. 

  • In a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by secondary but by direct means. 

  • Exactly; just; at the shortest possible distance. 

conj
  • As soon as; immediately (elliptical for directly that/as/when) 

spang

noun
  • A bound or spring; a leap. 

  • A span. 

verb
  • To set with bright points: star or spangle. 

  • To hitch; fasten. 

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

  • To strike or ricochet with a loud report 

  • To leap; spring. 

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