forestall vs studs

forestall

noun
  • Something situated or placed in front. 

verb
  • To obstruct or stop up, as a road; to stop the passage of a highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market. 

  • To anticipate, to act foreseeingly. 

  • To preclude or bar from happening, render impossible. 

  • To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert. 

  • To deprive (with of). 

studs

noun
  • A pair of shoes or boots which have studs on the bottom to aid grip. 

  • Tires with metal protrusions used for improved traction on snow and ice in winter. 

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