bend sinister vs cuff

bend sinister

noun
  • A diagonal band on a coat of arms going from top right to bottom left (as you look at it), held to indicate bastardy. 

cuff

noun
  • the end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist 

  • The scruff of the neck. 

  • handcuffs 

  • A blow, especially with the open hand; a box; a slap. 

  • the end of a pants leg, folded up 

verb
  • To hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap. 

  • To fight; to scuffle; to box. 

  • To buffet. 

  • To furnish with cuffs. 

  • To handcuff. 

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