dog-eared vs rickety

dog-eared

adj
  • Ragged, worn-out; also, hackneyed, tired. 

  • Of a page in a book or other publication: having its corner folded down, either due to having been read many times, or intentionally as a sort of bookmark. 

rickety

adj
  • Affected with or suffering from rickets. 

  • Of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure. 

  • Of a person: feeble in the joints; tottering. 

How often have the words dog-eared and rickety occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )