extremity vs tailpiece

extremity

noun
  • A limb (“major appendage of a human or animal such as an arm, leg, or wing”). 

  • The most extreme or furthest point of something. 

  • A hand or foot. 

  • An extreme measure. 

tailpiece

noun
  • An appendage or appendix. 

  • An element, often triangular, to which the strings of a violin, guitar, etc. are attached at the lower end of an instrument. 

  • A short joist between a header and a wall. 

  • The part of a telescope containing the adjusting device for the eyepiece, etc. 

  • The part of a lock that transmits motion from the hub to the latch bolt. 

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