cater vs catty-corner

cater

adv
  • Diagonally. 

noun
  • A method of ringing nine bells in four pairs with a ninth tenor bell. 

verb
  • To provide anything required or desired, often (derogatory) to pander. 

  • To provide with food, especially for a special occasion as a professional service. 

  • To provide 

  • To place, set, move, or cut diagonally or rhomboidally. 

catty-corner

adv
  • Synonym of cater-corner: diagonally across from. 

adj
  • Synonym of cater-corner: diagonally across from one another. 

How often have the words cater and catty-corner occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )