nicking vs pinching

nicking

noun
  • A small cut or nick. 

  • The cutting made by the hewer at the side of the face. 

pinching

noun
  • The act of one who or that which pinches. 

  • The act of pinching off new growth. 

adj
  • That pinches, or causes such a sensation 

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