small vs wanty

small

adj
  • Evincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean. 

  • Young, as a child. 

  • Humiliated or insignificant. 

  • Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written or printed letters. 

  • Not large or big; insignificant; few in number. 

  • That is small (the manufactured size). 

  • Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short. 

  • Synonym of little (“of an industry or institution(s) therein: operating on a small scale, unlike larger counterparts”) 

verb
  • To become small; to dwindle. 

adv
  • In a small fashion 

  • In or into small pieces. 

noun
  • Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back. 

  • One who fits an item of that size. 

  • One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured. 

  • An item labelled or denoted as being that size. 

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 small and wanty occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )