bearing vs wanty

bearing

noun
  • Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms. 

  • One's understanding of one's orientation or relative position, literally or figuratively. 

  • A mechanical device that supports another part and/or reduces friction. 

  • The horizontal angle between the direction of an object and another object, or between it and that of true north; a heading or direction. 

  • One's posture, demeanor, or manner. 

  • That part of any member of a building which rests upon its supports. 

  • Relevance; a relationship or connection. 

  • The unsupported span. 

  • The portion of a support on which anything rests. 

adj
  • That bears (some specified thing). 

  • Of a beam, column, or other device, carrying weight or load. 

wanty

noun
  • A girth or belly-band for a horse's harness. 

  • A stretch of fishing-lines shot in the water. 

  • A surcingle, or strap of leather, used for binding a load upon the back of an animal. 

  • A leather tie; a short wagon rope. 

adj
  • Possessing or indicating lack; deficient. 

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