scribe vs shorthand

scribe

verb
  • To write. 

  • To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe. 

  • To write or draw with a scribe. 

  • To cut (something) in order to fit it closely to an irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a moulding, etc. 

  • To record, as a scribe. 

  • To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron. 

noun
  • A person who writes books or documents by hand as a profession.ᵂ 

  • A journalist. 

  • A very sharp, steel drawing implement used in engraving and etching, a scriber. 

  • Someone who writes; a draughtsperson; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis, secretary, notary, or copyist. 

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 scribe and shorthand occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )