raze vs scupper

raze

verb
  • To destroy; to strike out of existence; to obliterate. 

  • To scrape as if with a razor. 

  • To demolish; to level to the ground. 

noun
  • A swinging fence in a watercourse to prevent cattle passing through. 

scupper

verb
  • Thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another. 

noun
  • A similar opening in a wall or parapet that allows water to drain from a roof. 

  • A drainage hole on the deck of a ship. 

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