shearing vs spurn

shearing

noun
  • The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal. 

  • Deformation by forces acting in opposite directions. 

  • The act or operation of reaping. 

  • The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth. 

  • The material cut off in this way. 

  • The process of preparing shear steel; tilting. 

  • The act or operation of dividing with shears. 

adj
  • Tending to cut or tear. 

spurn

noun
  • A body of coal left to sustain an overhanging mass. 

  • An act of spurning; a scornful rejection. 

  • A kick; a blow with the foot. 

verb
  • To waste; fail to make the most of (an opportunity) 

  • To reject disdainfully; contemn; scorn. 

  • To reject something by pushing it away with the foot. 

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