hourglass vs ticker

hourglass

noun
  • A cursor, often shaped like an hourglass, indicating that the computer is busy. 

  • A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through which sand flows. 

ticker

noun
  • A ticker tape, either the traditional paper kind or a scrolling message on a screen. 

  • A watch (timepiece). 

  • A heart, especially a human one. 

  • One who makes a tick mark. 

  • A birdwatcher who aims to see (and tick off on a list) as many bird species as possible. 

  • A measuring or reporting device, particularly one which makes a ticking sound as the measured events occur. 

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