rebuff vs send off

rebuff

verb
  • To buff again. 

  • To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out. 

noun
  • Repercussion, or beating back. 

  • He was surprised by her quick rebuff to his proposal. 

  • A sudden resistance or refusal. 

send off

verb
  • To emit; to emanate. 

  • To show someone a red card, and dismiss them from the playing area. 

  • To provide a celebration for someone who is leaving; give a sendoff. 

  • To send; to dispatch. 

noun
  • farewell party 

  • funeral or memorial service 

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