cull vs mow

cull

verb
  • To kill (animals etc). 

  • To select animals from a group and then kill them in order to reduce the numbers of the group in a controlled manner. 

  • To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group). 

  • To lay off in order to reduce the size of, get rid of. 

  • To gather, collect. 

noun
  • A lobster having only one claw. 

  • A selection. 

  • An individual animal selected to be killed, or item of produce to be discarded. 

  • A piece unfit for inclusion within a larger group; an inferior specimen. 

  • An organised killing of selected animals. 

  • A fool, gullible person; a dupe. 

mow

verb
  • To cut down or slaughter in great numbers. 

  • To make grimaces, mock. 

  • To cut down grass or crops. 

  • 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 cull and mow occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )