Back on the horse, or... off the horse? of the OED. A new search for words that are rare rather than obsolete has revealed a whole other universe,
a query with as many results as my original one, with amazingly little overlap and an incredible density of great words. So, this ought to keep me
occupied for another few months, unless I lose my access.

Battling a bit of mental exhaustion as I wrestle with Sphinx on the Mac, it's not Sphinx's fault though, Sphinx is a good thing. It appears to be
Mac's fault.