bare-knuckle vs rough-and-tumble

bare-knuckle

adj
  • Characterized by ruthlessly attacking or overpowering an opponent, especially when using underhanded techniques. 

  • Without boxing gloves. 

verb
  • To attack or overpower ruthlessly. 

  • To box without boxing gloves. 

rough-and-tumble

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

  • highly competitive 

noun
  • An environment of rough activity 

  • Rough activity; fighting or brawling; a fight. 

  • A person who characteristically engages in such activity 

verb
  • Engage in rough-and-tumble activity 

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