buffet vs rough-and-tumble

buffet

verb
  • To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against. 

  • To strike with a buffet; to cuff; to slap. 

  • To deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper. 

  • To aggressively challenge, denounce, or criticise. 

noun
  • Food laid out in this way, to which diners serve themselves. 

  • A blow or cuff with or as if with the hand, or by any other solid object or the wind. 

  • A small low stool; a hassock. 

  • The vibration of an aircraft when flying in or approaching a stall, caused by separation of airflow from the aircraft's wings. 

  • A counter or sideboard from which food and drinks are served or may be bought. 

rough-and-tumble

verb
  • Engage in rough-and-tumble activity 

adj
  • active, vigorous and rough, with the possibility of harm 

  • highly competitive 

noun
  • An environment of rough activity 

  • Rough activity; fighting or brawling; a fight. 

  • A person who characteristically engages in such activity 

How often have the words buffet and rough-and-tumble occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )