fob off vs hoodwink

fob off

verb
  • To use lies, excuses, or deceit to satisfy someone; to deceitfully appease someone by giving something that is spurious or inferior from what was wanted or expected. 

  • To fraudulently dispose of (goods). 

hoodwink

verb
  • To deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead. 

noun
  • An act of hiding from sight, or something that cloaks or hides another thing from view. 

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