blockhead vs skinner

blockhead

noun
  • A sideshow performer who hammers nails or similar items through his or her nostril into the nasal cavity; human blockhead. 

  • A stupid person. 

verb
  • To perform as a human blockhead. 

  • To behave in a stupid manner. 

skinner

noun
  • One who deals in skins, pelts, or hides. 

  • An instance of skinning the lamb, i.e. a bookmaker winning all of his bets where nobody backed the winner. 

  • A hunting knife used for skinning animals. 

  • Someone who skins animals. 

  • A sex offender. 

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