canoe vs raft

canoe

verb
  • To ride or paddle a canoe. 

noun
  • An oversize, usually older, luxury car. 

  • A small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people (depending on the size of canoe), using single-bladed paddles. The paddlers face in the direction of travel, in either a seated position, or kneeling on the bottom of the boat. Canoes are open on top, and pointed at both ends. 

  • Any of the deflectors positioned around a roulette wheel, shaped like upside-down boats. 

raft

verb
  • To travel by raft. 

  • To convey on a raft. 

  • To make into a raft. 

  • To dock (toolbars, etc.) so that they share horizontal or vertical space. 

noun
  • A mass of congealed solids that forms on a consommé because of the protein in the egg white. 

  • A thick crowd of seabirds or sea mammals, particularly a group of penguins when in the water. 

  • Any flattish thing, usually wooden, used in a similar fashion. 

  • A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. which obstructs navigation in a river. 

  • A slice of toast. 

  • A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform. 

  • A square array of sensors forming part of a large telescope. 

  • A large (but unspecified) number, a lot. 

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