peril vs scupper

peril

verb
  • To cause to be in danger; to imperil; to risk. 

noun
  • A situation of serious and immediate danger. 

  • An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event. 

  • Something that causes, contains, or presents danger. 

scupper

verb
  • Thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another. 

noun
  • A similar opening in a wall or parapet that allows water to drain from a roof. 

  • A drainage hole on the deck of a ship. 

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