out at the heels vs scrofulous

out at the heels

adj
  • Wearing stockings that are worn out. 

  • Shabby, or in a poor plight. 

scrofulous

adj
  • Having an unkempt, unhealthy appearance. 

  • Morally degenerate; corrupt. 

How often have the words out at the heels and scrofulous occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )