cadge vs pass the hat

cadge

verb
  • To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince people to do something they might not normally do. 

  • To carry, as a burden. 

  • To intrude or live on another meanly; to beg. 

  • To beg. 

  • To carry hawks and other birds of prey. 

  • To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc. 

noun
  • A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale. 

pass the hat

verb
  • To ask for money, especially from a group of people; to solicit donations or contributions. 

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