firing vs sendoff

firing

noun
  • The dismissal of someone from a job. 

  • Cauterization. 

  • The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay, etc., to produce pottery. 

  • The fuel for a fire. 

  • The discharge of a gun or other weapon. 

  • The act of adding fuel to a fire. 

sendoff

noun
  • A party for a person (i.e. a fellow employee) who is leaving; a farewell party. 

  • A party to recognize the passing (death) of a friend and allow survivors to reminisce about the person's life. 

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