scimitar vs shortsword

scimitar

noun
  • A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade. 

  • A long-handled billhook. 

verb
  • To strike or slice with, or as if with, a scimitar. 

shortsword

noun
  • A sword of a class generally shorter than one meter, but longer than a dagger. 

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