gash vs laceration

gash

noun
  • A deep cut. 

  • A vulva. 

  • Rubbish on board an aircraft. 

  • Unused film or sound during film editing. 

  • Rubbish, spare kit. 

  • A woman. 

  • Poor quality beer, usually watered down. 

adj
  • ghastly; hideous 

  • Of poor quality; makeshift; improvised; temporary; substituted. 

verb
  • To make a deep, long cut; to slash. 

laceration

noun
  • The act of lacerating or tearing. 

  • An irregular open wound caused by a blunt impact to soft tissue. 

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