backboneless vs spineless

backboneless

adj
  • Cowardly, spineless. 

  • Without a backbone; invertebrate. 

spineless

adj
  • Cowardly, uncourageous; lacking character. 

  • Having no spines, prickles, or thorns. 

  • Having no spinal column. 

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