limber vs supple

limber

adj
  • Flexible, pliant, bendable. 

verb
  • To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant. 

noun
  • A two-wheeled vehicle to which a wheeled artillery piece or caisson may be attached for transport. 

  • The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage. 

  • Gutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to allow water to pass to the pump well. 

supple

adj
  • Pliant, flexible, easy to bend. 

  • Lithe and agile when moving and bending. 

  • Compliant; yielding to the will of others. 

verb
  • To make or become supple. 

  • To make compliant, submissive, or obedient. 

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