conveyance vs portage

conveyance

noun
  • A means of transporting, especially a vehicle. 

  • An instrument transferring title of an object from one person or group of persons to another. 

  • An act or instance of conveying. 

verb
  • To transfer (the title) of an object from one person or group of persons to another. 

portage

noun
  • The route used for such carrying. 

  • An act of carrying, especially the carrying of a boat overland between two waterways. 

  • The wages paid to a sailor when in port, or for a voyage. 

  • A charge made for carrying something. 

  • Carrying capacity; tonnage. 

  • A porthole. 

verb
  • To carry a boat overland 

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