The first attestation in the OED is in 1878, in an economics primer.    From Wordnik.com.  [2008 April « Motivated Grammar] Reference

And by “from its earliest appearance”, the OED is talking about 971.    From Wordnik.com.  [The real difference between “between” and “among” « Motivated Grammar] Reference

But if you like reading and words, Reading the OED is quite pleasant entertainment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-02-01] Reference

It says everything that what we commonly call the OED is formally the NED, New English Dictionary.    From Wordnik.com.  [languagehat.com: SHEIDLOWER ON JOHNSON.] Reference

In OED online free for a week, thanks to BBC Balderdash and Piffle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Look it up ...] Reference

The OED was a creature of the Royal Mail in a way.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Meaning of Everything, by Everyone — Slaw] Reference

But the point is that the OED is a big deal, and you helped.    From Wordnik.com.  [Arcana] Reference

In Shea's own remarkable assessment, "the OED is a great read.".    From Wordnik.com.  [KeysNews.com -] Reference

Like the OED, which is incredibly expensive and worth considering when discounted.    From Wordnik.com.  [Party On?] Reference

It's only the second recorded use of the word in the OED, which is sort of interesting.    From Wordnik.com.  [Magic Mitten] Reference

Lexicographers are currently preparing the third edition of the OED, which is 28 per cent complete.    From Wordnik.com.  [Geeks are Sexy Technology News] Reference

Which product of Oxford is often abbreviated to "OED"?.    From Wordnik.com.  [December 2007] Reference

Ammon Shea’s Reading the OED is the book for word lovers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-12-01] Reference

Rather, he intended something more like '' OED '' 's definition 6.    From Wordnik.com.  [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference

I planned to begin by writing that Ammon Shea’s Reading the OED is THE book for word lovers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-08-01] Reference

Reading the OED is a blast.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-12-01] Reference

↑ 1911 is the date given by the "OED", which refers to the.    From Wordnik.com.  [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference

↑ 1911 is the date given by the "OED", which refers to the Oxford English Dictionary.    From Wordnik.com.  [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference

The main entry in the Shorter OED is unhyphenated.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Farewell to Hyphens] Reference

The OED also recognizes the phrase "Keep on trucking".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Annotated "Truckin'"] Reference

I checked the trusty OED for the etymology of curiosity.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dr. Susan Corso: Bored? Stuck? Get Curious] Reference

The OED says it comes from Latin roots meaning to jump back.    From Wordnik.com.  [Humanity And Resilience Theory] Reference

Per OED, chesnut was the most common spelling as late as 1820.    From Wordnik.com.  [Three Years in Europe Places I Have Seen and People I Have Met] Reference

KUCZYNSKI: And I think I ` ve got an OED with the magnifier glass.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 14, 2006] Reference

OED 2nd edition: epicanthus epicardium epicarp but no epicaricacy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, Tony Blair said: “I...] Reference

I looked up the word enough in the OED, my favorite etymological tome.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dr. Susan Corso: The Imagination of Enough] Reference

Most important, though, are words that you can't believe are in the OED.    From Wordnik.com.  [Are You a Bridezilla? Check the OED] Reference

Per OED, pully known variant of pulley, 15th-19th centuries under heaven!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Three Years in Europe Places I Have Seen and People I Have Met] Reference

The OED says that the word comes from Latin roots that mean to destroy altogether.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dr. Susan Corso: Equal Opportunity Corruption] Reference

"The OED is designed to reflect the English language as it's actually used," he says.    From Wordnik.com.  ['D'oh!' The Right Thing?] Reference

All this contentiousness sent me scurrying to the OED, that rich determiner of meaning.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dr. Susan Corso: A New Contention] Reference

The complete OED, as it's affectionately known, now gets 2 million hits a month online.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Oxford English Dictionary' May Go All Digital] Reference

Once you've conquered the encyclopedia or OED, Bartlett's and Roget's are mere hillocks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Writers on Reading] Reference

The complete OED, as it's affectionately known, now gets two million hits a month online.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Oxford English Dictionary' May Go All Digital] Reference

The OED researchers also found it in Anthony Buckeridge's 1952 novel "Jennings & Darbishire.".    From Wordnik.com.  ['D'oh!' The Right Thing?] Reference