ratoon vs tyke

ratoon

noun
  • A rattan cane. 

  • A shoot sprouting from the root of a cropped plant, especially sugar cane. 

verb
  • To sprout ratoons. 

  • To cut a plant, especially sugar cane, so that it will produce ratoons. 

tyke

noun
  • A mongrel dog. 

  • A Roman Catholic 

  • An initiation level of sports competition for young children 

  • A small child, especially a cheeky or mischievous one 

  • A person from Yorkshire; a Yorkshireman or Yorkshirewoman 

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