The rain put paid to our plans for a picnic.
This prayer […] is drawn up in the metaphorical, but expressive, language of Scripture; has been long employed in the conclusion of Litanic, and other forms of prayer, by the churches of the west; and retains strong marks of primitive devotion.
the adoption of people into hospitals or monasteries
The problem with the OED is that's it's not a comprehensive list of all possible offending combinations. I thing high time and only reasonable that offendotrons gave us the complete list of crimes and misdemeanours. They're only hurting themselves by keeping some offenses secret until they actually happen. So much grief could be nipped in the bud if everyone was forewarned.
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