breadcrumb vs splinter

breadcrumb

noun
  • A tiny piece of bread, either one that falls from bread as it is cut or eaten, or one made deliberately by crumbling bread. 

  • A single link in a chain indicating the hierarchical location of a directory, web page or similar, used as a navigation aid. 

  • One in a series of clues leading to a person or place. 

verb
  • To add navigational breadcrumbs to (a web page or user interface). 

  • To use clues or enticements to lead someone in the desired direction. 

  • To sprinkle breadcrumbs on to food, normally before cooking. 

splinter

noun
  • A small such fragment that gets embedded in the flesh. 

  • A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership. 

  • A double-jump bid which indicates shortage in the bid suit. 

  • A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood. 

verb
  • To come apart into long sharp fragments. 

  • To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments. 

  • To break, or cause to break, into factions. 

  • To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb. 

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