contrive vs jury-rig

contrive

verb
  • To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation. 

  • To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light. 

  • To invent by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise 

jury-rig

verb
  • To make an improvised rigging or assembly from whatever is available. 

  • To create a makeshift, ad hoc solution from resources at hand. 

  • To rig a jury; to engage in jury rigging (that is, jury tampering); to improperly influence jurors, or the selection of jurors, such that they return a certain result. 

noun
  • An improvised rigging. 

How often have the words contrive and jury-rig occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )