carny vs crafty

carny

verb
  • To cajole, wheedle, or coax. 

noun
  • A person who works in a carnival (often one who uses exaggerated showmanship or fraud). 

  • A person who works in a carnival (often one who uses exaggerated showmanship or fraud). (Australia) 

  • A carnival. 

  • Flattery. 

  • The jargon used by carnival workers. 

crafty

adj
  • Skillful at deceiving others. 

  • Sneaky; surreptitious. 

  • Possessing dexterity; skilled; skillful. 

  • Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous. 

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