point-blank vs spang

point-blank

adv
  • In a direct manner, without hesitation. 

adj
  • Disconcertingly straightforward or blunt; outright. 

  • Very close; not touching but not more than a few metres (yards). 

  • The distance between a firearm and a target where a projectile in flight is expected to strike the centre of the target without adjusting the elevation of the firearm. 

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