tiptoe vs toecap

tiptoe

noun
  • The tip of the toe. 

verb
  • To walk quietly with only the tips of the toes touching the ground. 

adj
  • Standing elevated, on or as if on the tips of one's toes. 

  • Moving carefully, quietly, warily or stealthily, on or as if on the tips of one's toes. 

toecap

noun
  • A piece of leather or other material on a shoe or boot that covers the toes. 

  • a piece of hard steel or leather on a shoe or boot for protection of the toes. 

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