quarrel vs rough-and-tumble

quarrel

noun
  • A propensity to quarrel; quarrelsomeness. 

  • A dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal). 

  • Often preceded by a form of to have: a basis or ground of dispute or objection; a complaint; also, a feeling or situation of ill will and unhappiness caused by this. 

  • An arrow or bolt for a crossbow or an arbalest (“a late, large type of crossbow”), traditionally with the head square in its cross section. 

  • A diamond- or square-shaped piece of glass forming part of a lattice window. 

  • A square tile; a quarry tile; (uncountable) such tiles collectively. 

verb
  • To find fault; to cavil. 

  • To argue fiercely; to contend; to squabble; to cease to be on friendly terms, to fall out. 

  • To argue or squabble with (someone). 

rough-and-tumble

noun
  • Rough activity; fighting or brawling; a fight. 

  • An environment of rough activity 

  • A person who characteristically engages in such activity 

adj
  • active, vigorous and rough, with the possibility of harm 

  • highly competitive 

verb
  • Engage in rough-and-tumble activity 

How often have the words quarrel and rough-and-tumble occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )