nicking vs whipping

nicking

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

  • A small cut or nick. 

whipping

noun
  • The sewing of the edges of single leaves in sections by overcasting the thread. 

  • A heavy defeat; a thrashing. 

  • A cooking technique in which air is incorporated into cream etc. 

  • The punishment of being whipped. 

  • The lashing of the end of a rope. (FM 55-501). 

  • A cord or thread used to lash or bind something. 

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