belay vs stirrup

belay

noun
  • The object to which a rope is secured. 

  • A location at which a climber stops and builds an anchor with which to secure their partner. 

  • The securing of a rope to a rock or other projection. 

verb
  • To lay aside; stop; cancel. 

  • To handle a climbing rope to prevent (a climber) from falling to the ground. 

  • To make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat. 

  • The general command to stop or cease. 

  • simple past tense of belie (“encompass”) 

stirrup

noun
  • A rope secured to a yard, with a thimble in its lower end for supporting a footrope. 

  • Any piece shaped like the stirrup of a saddle, used as a support, clamp, etc. 

  • A portable, flexible ladder-like device used in climbing. 

  • A ring or hoop suspended by a rope or strap from the saddle, for a horseman's foot while mounting or riding. 

  • A stapes. 

adj
  • Referring to women's pants/trousers: being of a form, commonly worn by women, that includes a strap beneath the arch of the foot. 

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