crosscut vs saw

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. 

saw

verb
  • To cut (something) with a saw. 

  • To make a motion back and forth similar to cutting something with a saw. 

  • To be cut with a saw. 

  • simple past tense of see 

  • To form or produce (something) by cutting with a saw. 

noun
  • Such a tool with an abrasive coating instead of teeth. 

  • A sawtooth wave. 

  • A musical saw. 

  • A tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal. 

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