area vs thou

area

noun
  • A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units. 

  • A particular geographic region. 

  • Any particular extent of surface, especially an empty or unused extent. 

  • An open space, below ground level, giving access to the basement of a house, and typically separated from the pavement by railings. 

  • The extent, scope, or range of an object or concept. 

  • Genitals. 

  • Penalty box; penalty area. 

thou

noun
  • A unit of length equal to one-thousandth of an inch (25.4 µm). 

  • A thousand, especially a thousand of some currency (dollars, pounds sterling, etc.). 

verb
  • To use the word thou. 

  • To address (a person) using the pronoun thou, especially as an expression of contempt or familiarity. 

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