knock vs spang

knock

noun
  • A sharp impact. 

  • An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood. 

  • A batsman's innings. 

  • A blow or setback. 

  • Preignition, a type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition; also, the characteristic knocking sound associated with it. 

  • Synonym of hunger knock 

  • A criticism. 

verb
  • To criticize verbally; to denigrate; to undervalue. 

  • To kick a ball towards another player; to pass. 

  • To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood. 

spang

noun
  • A span. 

  • A bound or spring; a leap. 

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