dally vs hustle

dally

verb
  • To delay unnecessarily; to while away. 

  • To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle. 

  • To wind the lasso rope (ie throw-rope) around the saddle horn (the saddle horn is attached to the pommel of a western style saddle) after the roping of an animal 

  • To caress, especially of a sexual nature; to fondle or pet 

noun
  • Several wraps of rope around the saddle horn, used to stop animals in roping. 

hustle

verb
  • To rush or hurry. 

  • To con, swindle, or deceive; especially financially. 

  • To obtain by illicit or forceful action. 

  • To be a prostitute; to exchange use of one's body for sexual purposes for money. 

  • To put a lot of effort into one's work. 

  • To dance the hustle, a disco dance. 

  • To sell sex; to work as a pimp. 

  • To bundle; to stow something quickly. 

  • To work. 

  • To play deliberately badly at a game or sport in an attempt to encourage players to challenge. 

  • To push someone roughly; to crowd; to jostle. 

noun
  • A type of disco dance, commonly danced to the Van McCoy song The Hustle. 

  • An act of prostitution. 

  • A state of busy activity. 

  • An activity, such as prostitution or reselling stolen items, that a prisoner uses to earn money in prison. 

  • A propensity to work hard and get things done; ability to hustle. 

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