cleave vs crosscut

cleave

verb
  • To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting. 

  • Followed by to or unto: to adhere, cling, or stick fast to something. 

  • To split. 

  • To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules. 

  • Of a crystal, to split along a natural plane of division. 

  • To break a single crystal (such as a gemstone or semiconductor wafer) along one of its more symmetrical crystallographic planes (often by impact), forming facets on the resulting pieces. 

  • To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument. 

noun
  • Flat, smooth surface produced by cleavage, or any similar surface produced by similar techniques, as in glass. 

crosscut

verb
  • To cut across something. 

  • To cut (wood, lumber) across the grain. 

  • To cut repeatedly between two concurrent scenes. 

noun
  • A crosswise cut. 

  • A shortcut. 

  • A crosscut saw. 

  • A level driven across the course of a vein, or across the main workings, as from one gangway to another. 

  • An instance of filmic crosscutting. 

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