dicky vs wanty

dicky

adj
  • doubtful, troublesome; in poor condition 

  • like a dick, foolish or obnoxious 

noun
  • A leather apron for a gig, etc. 

  • The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car. 

  • A louse. 

  • Dicky dirt = a shirt, meaning a shirt with a collar. 

  • A haddock. 

  • A small bird; a dicky-bird. 

  • An insignificant sound or thing; dicky-bird. 

  • A detachable shirt front, collar or bib. 

  • A pilot. 

  • A hedge sparrow. 

  • A donkey. 

wanty

adj
  • Possessing or indicating lack; deficient. 

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

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

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

  • A leather tie; a short wagon rope. 

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