abscise vs rescind

abscise

verb
  • To cut off. 

  • To separate by means of abscission; to shed or drop off. 

rescind

verb
  • To cut away or off. 

  • To repeal, annul, or declare void; to take (something such as a rule or contract) out of effect. 

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