harry vs roust

harry

verb
  • To harass, bother or distress with demands, threats, or criticism. 

  • To make repeated attacks on an enemy. 

  • To plunder, pillage, assault. 

  • To strip, lay waste, ravage. 

roust

verb
  • To harass, to treat in a rough way. 

  • to arrest 

  • to rout out of bed; to rouse 

  • to drive strongly 

noun
  • A strong tide or current, especially in a narrow channel. 

How often have the words harry and roust occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )