set-to vs skirmish

set-to

noun

  • A fight. 

skirmish

noun

  • A brief battle between small groups, usually part of a longer or larger battle or war. 

  • Any minor dispute. 

  • A type of outdoor military style game using paintball or similar weapons. 

verb

  • To engage in a minor battle or dispute 

How often have the words set-to and skirmish occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )