sit-down vs sit-in

sit-down

noun
  • A sit-in, a protest of civil disobedience by people sitting and refusing to move. 

  • An act of sitting down, especially with other people in some form of social exchange. 

adj
  • Intended to be done, used, consumed etc. while sitting. 

sit-in

noun
  • A peaceful form of protest in which people occupy an area and refuse to leave. 

adj
  • Designed to be sat in. 

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