contrive vs lash up

contrive

verb
  • To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation. 

  • To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light. 

  • To invent by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise 

lash up

verb
  • To construct in a shoddy, makeshift manner. 

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