machete vs pistol

machete

verb
  • To hack or chop crudely with a blade other than a machete. 

  • To cut or chop with a machete. 

noun
  • A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion, or as a weapon. The blade is usually 50 to 65 centimeters long, and up to three millimeters thick. 

  • A small stringed instrument from Madeira, Portugal, having a double bulged body, traditionally of wood, with a small rib and four metallic strings, sometimes attached by wooden pegs. 

pistol

verb
  • To shoot (at) a target with a pistol. 

noun
  • A handgun 

  • The mechanical component of a fuse in a bomb or torpedo responsible for firing the detonator. 

  • A small boy who is bright, alert and very active. 

  • A creative and unpredictable jokester, a constant source of entertainment and surprises. 

  • An offensive formation in which the quarterback receives the snap at a distance behind the center, but closer than in a shotgun formation, with a running back lined up behind him. 

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