pussyfoot vs wowser

pussyfoot

verb
  • To act timidly or cautiously. 

  • To use euphemistic language or circumlocution. 

  • To move silently, stealthily, or furtively. 

wowser

noun
  • One with strong moral views against excessive consumption of alcohol, gambling, pornography, etc., who seeks to promulgate those views. 

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