pickpocket vs scunge

pickpocket

verb
  • To pick pockets; to steal. 

noun
  • One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand. 

scunge

verb
  • To scrounge; to borrow. 

  • To mark with scunge; to begrime or besmirch. 

  • To slink about; to sneak, to insinuate. 

noun
  • Muck, scum, dirt, dirtiness; also used attributively. 

  • A scrounger; one who habitually borrows. 

  • A dirty or untidy person; one who takes no pride in their appearance. 

  • A scoundrel; a worthless or despicable person. 

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