deed vs taking

deed

noun
  • An action or act; something that is done. 

  • A legal instrument that is executed under seal or before witnesses. 

  • A brave or noteworthy action; a feat or exploit. 

  • Action or fact, as opposed to rhetoric or deliberation. 

verb
  • To transfer real property by deed. 

taking

noun
  • The act by which something is taken. 

  • A seizure of someone's goods or possessions. 

  • Cash or money received (by a shop or other business, for example). 

  • A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking). 

adj
  • Alluring; attractive. 

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