chicken scratch vs ductus

chicken scratch

noun
  • Cramped or illegible handwriting. 

  • Chicken feed consisting of random mixed grains such as corn, wheat, barley, sorghum and milling by-products. 

  • A type of cross-stitch embroidery done on gingham fabric. 

ductus

noun
  • a subtle reduction of weight towards the middle of the stroke of the letter 

  • the number of strokes that make up a written letter, and the direction, sequence and speed in which they are written (Compare graph; see also aspect.) 

  • a duct, tube or canal in the body 

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