fitting vs ruffian

fitting

noun
  • A small part, especially a standardized or detachable part of a device or machine. 

  • The process of fitting up; especially of applying craft methods such as skilled filing to the making and assembling of machines or other products. 

  • A tube connector; a standardized connecting part of a piping system to attach sections of pipe together, such as a coupling 

  • The act of trying on clothes to inspect or adjust the fit. 

  • The action or condition of having fits in the sense of seizures or convulsions. 

  • A removable item in a house or other building, which can be taken with one when one moves out, such as a moveable piece of furniture, a carpet, picture, etc.; US furnishing; compare fixture. 

verb
  • Getting ready; preparing. 

adj
  • Ready, appropriate, suitable, or in keeping 

ruffian

verb
  • To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult. 

adj
  • Brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous. 

noun
  • A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person. 

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