crosscut vs mow

crosscut

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

  • To cut across something. 

  • 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. 

mow

verb
  • To cut down grass or crops. 

  • To make grimaces, mock. 

  • To cut down or slaughter in great numbers. 

  • To put into mows. 

noun
  • A scornful grimace; a wry face. 

  • A stack of hay, corn, beans or a barn for the storage of hay, corn, beans. 

  • The place in a barn where hay or grain in the sheaf is stowed. 

  • The act of mowing (a garden, grass, etc.). 

  • A shot played with a sweeping or scythe-like motion. 

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