hotfoot vs linger

hotfoot

verb
  • To run (a distance). 

adv
  • Hastily; without delay. 

adj
  • Moving with haste or zeal. 

noun
  • The prank of secretly inserting a match between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe and then lighting it. 

linger

verb
  • To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so. 

  • To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually. 

  • To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion. 

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