cutlass vs stylet

cutlass

noun
  • A similarly shaped tool; a machete. 

  • A short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship. 

verb
  • To cut back (vegetation) with a cutlass. 

stylet

noun
  • An engraving tool, a stylus. 

  • A style of a plant's flower. 

  • A slender medical probe or device. 

  • A stiff, slender organ of an animal. 

  • A poniard or stiletto. 

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