corral vs fence

corral

verb
  • To place inside of a corral. 

  • To make a circle of vehicles, as of wagons so as to form a corral. 

  • To capture or round up. 

noun
  • An enclosure for livestock, especially a circular one. 

  • A circle of wagons, either for the purpose of trapping livestock, or for defense. 

  • An enclosure or area to concentrate a dispersed group. 

fence

verb
  • To enclose, contain or separate by building fence. 

  • To engage in the sport of fencing. 

  • To engage in the selling or buying of stolen goods. 

  • To jump over a fence. 

  • To conceal the truth by giving equivocal answers; to hedge; to be evasive. 

  • To defend or guard. 

noun
  • A memory barrier. 

  • Skill in oral debate. 

  • Someone who hides or buys and sells stolen goods, a criminal middleman for transactions of stolen goods. 

  • A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc. 

  • A guard or guide on machinery. 

  • The place whence such a middleman operates. 

  • A barrier, for example an emotional barrier. 

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