nine vs thug

nine

noun
  • A playing card with nine pips. 

  • A baseball club, team, or lineup (composed of nine players). 

  • The digit or figure 9. 

  • A nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol. 

  • A statistical unit of proportion (of reliability, purity, etc.). 

num
  • Describing a group or set with nine elements. 

  • A numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten. 

thug

noun
  • A wooden bat used in the game of miniten, fitting around the player's hand. 

  • One of a band of assassins formerly active in northern India who worshipped Kali and offered their victims to her. 

  • One who, usually as a result of social disadvantage, has turned to committing crimes (e.g. selling drugs, robbery, assault, etc.) to make a living; a gangsta. 

  • An over-vigorous plant that spreads and dominates the flowerbed. 

  • Someone with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, often for hire. 

  • A punk; a hoodlum; a hooligan. 

verb
  • To commit acts of thuggery, to live the life of a thug, or to dress and act in a manner reminiscent of someone who does. 

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