osculation vs spang

osculation

noun
  • A close contact. 

  • Determining whether a number is divisible by another by means of certain operations on its digits. 

  • The action of kissing. 

  • A contact between curves or surfaces, at which point they have a common tangent. 

  • A kiss. 

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