pass the hat vs renege

pass the hat

verb
  • To ask for money, especially from a group of people; to solicit donations or contributions. 

renege

verb
  • To break a promise or commitment; to go back on one's word. 

  • In a card game, to break one's commitment to follow suit when capable. 

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