clog vs rough-and-tumble

clog

verb
  • To encumber or load, especially with something that impedes motion; to hamper. 

  • To block or slow passage through (often with 'up'). 

  • To burden; to trammel; to embarrass; to perplex. 

  • To enforce a mortgage lender right that prevents a borrower from exercising a right to redeem. 

  • To perform a clog dance. 

noun
  • That which hinders or impedes motion; an encumbrance, restraint, or impediment of any kind. 

  • A type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole sometimes with an open heel. 

  • A blockage. 

  • A weight, such as a log or block of wood, attached to a person or animal to hinder motion. 

  • A shoe of any type. 

rough-and-tumble

verb
  • Engage in rough-and-tumble activity 

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 

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