cuff vs thump

cuff

verb
  • To hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap. 

  • To fight; to scuffle; to box. 

  • To buffet. 

  • To furnish with cuffs. 

  • To handcuff. 

noun
  • The scruff of the neck. 

  • handcuffs 

  • the end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist 

  • A blow, especially with the open hand; a box; a slap. 

  • the end of a pants leg, folded up 

thump

verb
  • To hit (someone or something) as if to make a thump. 

  • To throb with a muffled rhythmic sound. 

  • To cause to make a thumping sound. 

  • To thud or pound. 

noun
  • A blow that produces a muffled sound. 

  • The sound of such a blow; a thud. 

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