rough-and-tumble vs shemozzle

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 

shemozzle

noun
  • A quarrel or rumpus. 

  • A state of chaos or confusion. 

verb
  • To scarper; to run away; to flee. 

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