kev vs steek

kev

steek

verb
  • To stitch (sew with a needle). 

  • To shut or close. 

  • To use a technique for knitting garments such as sweaters in the round without interruption for openings or sleeves until the end. 

noun
  • A stitch. 

  • The bridge of extra stitches used in the steeking technique. 

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