duke vs spang

duke

verb
  • To hit or beat with the fists. 

  • To give cash to; to give a tip to. 

noun
  • The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess). 

  • A fist. 

  • A grand duke. 

  • The sovereign of a small state. 

  • A high title of nobility; the male holder of a dukedom. 

  • Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genera Bassarona and Dophla. 

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 duke and spang occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )