crosscut vs impale

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. 

impale

verb
  • To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake. 

  • To pierce (something) with any long, pointed object. 

  • To place two coats of arms side by side on the same shield (often those of two spouses upon marriage). 

  • To enclose or fence with stakes. 

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