cut-out vs tatter

cut-out

noun
  • A piece cut out of something. 

  • Any of several devices that halt the flow of a current, especially an electric current; a trip-switch or trip. 

  • A switch that changes the current from one circuit to another, or for shortening a circuit. 

  • A railway cutting. 

  • A trusted middleman or intermediary, especially in espionage. 

  • A free-standing, rigid print (usually life-sized), often displayed for promotional purposes; a standee. 

  • A hole or space produced when something is removed by cutting. 

  • The separation of a group of cattle from a herd; the place where they are collected. 

  • Clip art. 

tatter

noun
  • A shred of torn cloth; an individual item of torn and ragged clothing. 

  • A person engaged in tatting. 

verb
  • To fall into tatters. 

  • To destroy an article of clothing etc. by shredding. 

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