saucer vs teacup

saucer

noun
  • A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips. 

  • An object round and gently curved, shaped like a saucer. 

  • A circular sled without runners. 

  • A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships. 

  • A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan. 

verb
  • Of the eyes: to become large and round. 

  • To pour (tea, etc.) from the cup into the saucer in order to cool it before drinking. 

teacup

noun
  • A small cup, usually with a handle, commonly used for drinking tea; normally sits in a saucer as part of a tea set. 

  • A unit of measure; a teacupful. 

adj
  • Of an animal, smaller than average. 

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