affray vs fight

affray

noun
  • A tumultuous assault or quarrel. 

  • The act of suddenly disturbing anyone; an assault or attack. 

  • The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others. 

fight

noun
  • A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife. 

  • An occasion of fighting. 

  • A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups. 

  • The will or ability to fight. 

  • A boxing or martial arts match. 

verb
  • To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare etc.). 

  • To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with. 

  • Of colours or other design elements: to clash; to fail to harmonize. 

  • To try to overpower; to fiercely counteract. 

  • To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc. 

  • To contend in physical conflict with each other, either singly or in war, battle etc. 

  • To strive for something; to campaign or contend for success. 

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