tailpiece vs tush

tailpiece

noun
  • A short joist between a header and a wall. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

tush

noun
  • A tusk. 

  • The buttocks. 

  • Nonsense; tosh. 

  • A small tusk sometimes found on the female Indian elephant. 

verb
  • To express contempt; rebuke. 

  • To pull or drag a heavy object such as a tree or log. 

intj
  • An exclamation of contempt or rebuke. 

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