wait vs wishbone

wait

noun
  • An ambush. 

  • A delay. 

  • Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen. 

intj
  • Tells the other speaker to stop talking, typing etc. for a moment. 

verb
  • To remain faithful to one’s partner or betrothed during a prolonged period of absence. 

  • To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness. 

  • To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment. 

wishbone

noun
  • A particular kind of offensive formation. See wishbone formation. 

  • A suspension component similar in shape to a chicken wishbone. 

  • Any sailing vessel rigged with a wishbone. 

  • A forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end, regarded as a lucky charm in some countries. 

  • A spar in two parts, between which a sail is hoisted, the wishbone extending its clew. 

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