rough-and-tumble vs spry

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 

spry

adj
  • Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active. 

  • Vigorous; lively; cheerful. 

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