pencil vs shorthand

pencil

verb
  • To write (something) using a pencil. 

  • To mark with, or as if with, a pencil. 

noun
  • A paintbrush. 

  • A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper. 

  • A family of geometric objects with a common property, such as the set of lines that pass through a given point in a projective plane. 

  • An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point. 

shorthand

verb
  • To write in shorthand. 

  • To use a brief or shortened way of saying or doing something. 

  • To render (spoken or written words) into shorthand. 

noun
  • A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc. 

  • Any brief or shortened way of saying or doing something. 

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