rough-and-tumble vs rustle

rough-and-tumble

noun
  • An environment of rough activity 

  • Rough activity; fighting or brawling; a fight. 

  • 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 

rustle

noun
  • A soft crackling sound similar to the movement of dry leaves. 

  • A movement producing such a sound. 

verb
  • To make or obtain in a lively, energetic way. 

  • To steal (cattle or other livestock). 

  • To move (something) with a soft crackling sound. 

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