cart vs swab

cart

noun
  • A tape cartridge used for pre-recorded material such as jingles and advertisements. 

  • A small motor vehicle resembling a car; a go-cart. 

  • A cartridge for a computer or video game system. 

  • A shopping cart. 

  • A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, more often used for transporting goods than passengers. 

verb
  • To carry goods. 

  • To carry or convey in a cart. 

  • To remove, especially involuntarily or for disposal. 

swab

noun
  • A piece of material used for cleaning or sampling other items like musical instruments or guns. 

  • A sailor; a swabby. 

  • A naval officer's epaulet. 

  • A small piece of soft, absorbent material, such as gauze, used to clean wounds, apply medicine, or take samples of body fluids. Often attached to a stick or wire to aid access. 

  • A mop, especially on a ship. 

  • A sample taken with a swab (piece of absorbent material). 

verb
  • To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab. 

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