dastard vs shit

dastard

verb
  • To dastardize. 

adj
  • Meanly shrinking from danger, cowardly, dastardly. 

noun
  • A malicious coward; a dishonorable sneak. 

shit

verb
  • To annoy. 

  • To defecate. 

  • To excrete (something) through the anus. 

  • To fool or try to fool someone; to be deceitful. 

intj
  • Used for mere emphasis; heck, hey. 

  • Used to show displeasure or surprise. 

  • Expression of worry, failure, shock, etc., often at something seen for the first time or remembered immediately before using this term. 

noun
  • Stuff, things. 

  • Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces. 

  • The act of shitting. 

  • A problem or difficult situation. 

  • Rubbish; worthless matter. 

  • Anything exceptional or remarkable. 

  • (in negations) Anything. 

  • Nonsense; bullshit. 

  • The smallest amount of concern or consideration. 

  • A strong rebuke. 

  • Any recreational drug (e.g. cannabis, heroin, etc.). 

  • A nasty, despicable person, used particularly of men. 

  • (the shit) The best of its kind. 

adj
  • Of poor quality; worthless. 

  • Nasty; despicable. 

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