bow and arrow vs catapult

bow and arrow

noun
  • A weapon consisting of a bow and a supply of arrows, often kept in a quiver. 

catapult

noun
  • A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects. 

  • An instance of firing a missile from a catapult. 

  • A mechanical aid on aircraft carriers designed to help airplanes take off from the flight deck. 

  • An instance of firing something, as if from a catapult. 

  • A slingshot. 

verb
  • To be fired from a catapult or as if from a catapult. 

  • To fire a missile from a catapult. 

  • To fire or launch something, as if from a catapult. 

  • To have one's status increased rapidly. 

  • To increase the status of something rapidly. 

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