crosscut vs scythe

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. 

scythe

verb
  • To cut with a scythe. 

  • To attack or injure as if cutting. 

  • To use a scythe. 

  • To cut off as with a scythe; to mow. 

noun
  • The tenth Lenormand card. 

  • A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots. 

  • An instrument for mowing grass, grain, etc. by hand, composed of a long, curving blade with a sharp concave edge, fastened to a long handle called a snath. 

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