halse vs scruff

halse

verb
  • To beseech; adjure. 

  • To fall upon the neck of; hug; embrace. 

  • To greet; salute; hail. 

scruff

verb
  • To lift or carry by the scruff. 

noun
  • The back of the neck, nape; also scruff of the neck. 

  • Someone with an untidy appearance. 

  • The loose skin at the back of the neck of some animals. 

  • Stubble, facial hair (on males). 

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