jigsaw vs pare

jigsaw

verb
  • To cut something using a jigsaw. 

noun
  • Something that can be compared to a jigsaw puzzle. 

  • A power saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade which can cut curves in wood or metal. 

  • A jigsaw puzzle. 

pare

verb
  • To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife. 

  • To reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off. 

  • To trim the hoof of a horse. 

  • To sharpen a pencil. 

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