hell vs tarnation

hell

adv
  • Very; used to emphasize strongly. 

intj
  • Used to express discontent, unhappiness, or anger. 

  • Used to emphasize. 

  • Used to introduce an intensified statement following an understated one; nay; not only that, but. 

verb
  • To pour. 

  • To add luster to; to burnish (silver or gold). 

name
  • A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death. 

noun
  • A place or situation of great suffering in life. 

  • A place for gambling. 

  • An extremely hot place. 

  • Used as an intensifier in phrases grammatically requiring a noun. 

  • In certain games of chase, a place to which those who are caught are carried for detention. 

  • Something extremely painful or harmful (to) 

tarnation

adv
  • Very; extremely. 

adj
  • Generic intensifier. 

  • Bothersome; devilish. 

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