bloodletting vs fighting

bloodletting

noun
  • A circumstance, such as a battle, where a large amount of blood is likely to be spilled through violence. 

  • The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person. 

  • The diminishment of any resource with the hope that this will lead to a positive effect. 

fighting

noun
  • A fight or battle; an occasion on which people fight 

  • The act or process of contending; violence or conflict. 

adj
  • Engaged in war or other conflict. 

  • Apt to provoke a fight. 

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