ample vs third string

ample

adj
  • Not contracted or brief; not concise; extended; diffusive 

  • Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended. 

det
  • A fully sufficient or abundant quantity of; enough or more than enough. 

  • A quantity (of something) that is fully sufficient; plenty. 

third string

noun
  • A unit of players that plays behind the first and second strings; a junior varsity team. 

adj
  • Of a decidedly lower quality or condition. 

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