tent vs turf

tent

verb
  • To form into a tent-like shape. 

  • To go camping. 

  • To prop up aluminum foil in an inverted "V" (reminiscent of a pop-up tent) over food to reduce splatter, before putting it in the oven. 

  • Synonym of fumigate 

  • To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent. 

noun
  • A trouser tent; a piece of fabric, etc. protruding outward like a tent. 

  • A portable pulpit set up outside to accommodate worshippers who cannot fit into a church. 

  • A probe for searching a wound. 

  • A roll of lint or linen, or a conical or cylindrical piece of sponge or other absorbent, used chiefly to dilate a natural canal, to keep open the orifice of a wound, or to absorb discharges. 

  • A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather. 

turf

verb
  • To cover with turf; to create a lawn by laying turfs. 

  • To expel, eject, or throw out; to turf out. 

  • To throw a frisbee well short of its intended target, usually causing it to hit the ground within 10 yards of its release. 

  • To cancel a project or product. 

  • To transfer or attempt to transfer (a patient or case); to eschew or avoid responsibility for. 

  • To fire from a job or dismiss from a task. 

noun
  • A racetrack, hippodrome; or the sport of racing horses. 

  • A piece of such a layer cut from the soil. May be used as sod to make a lawn, dried for peat, stacked to form earthen structures, etc. 

  • A layer of earth covered with grass; sod. 

  • A block of peat used as fuel. 

  • A territory claimed by a person, gang, etc., as their own. 

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