hound vs miscreant

hound

noun
  • A despicable person. 

  • A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals. 

  • Someone who seeks something. 

  • A houndfish. 

  • Any canine animal. 

  • A side bar used to strengthen portions of the running gear of a vehicle. 

  • Projections at the masthead or foremast, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top to rest on; foretop 

  • A male who constantly seeks the company of desirable women. 

verb
  • To persistently harass. 

  • To urge on against; to set (dogs) upon in hunting. 

miscreant

noun
  • One who has behaved badly, or illegally. 

  • One who holds a false religious belief; a misbeliever. 

  • One not restrained by moral principles; an unscrupulous villain. 

adj
  • Lacking in conscience or moral principles; unscrupulous. 

  • Holding an incorrect religious belief. 

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