damage vs whittle

damage

verb
  • To remove a damaged or unsalable item from the sales floor for processing. 

  • To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction. 

noun
  • Cost or expense. 

  • Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact. 

whittle

verb
  • To reduce or gradually eliminate something (such as a debt). 

  • To cut or shape wood with a knife. 

  • To make eager or excited; to excite with liquor; to inebriate. 

noun
  • A knife; especially, a pocket knife, sheath knife, or clasp knife. 

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