Interesting antedatings

Revision of the entries in the March 2004 OED Online update has revealed an earlier origin than previously known for many words, including:

• nudge (noun; antedated to 1699 from 1836)
• nuke (verb; 1962 from 1967)
• null (adjective; 1450 from 1563)
• numbskull (1697 from 1724)
• obfuscation (a1425 from 1608)
• obliterate (1548 from 1600)
• odd job (1704 from c1770)
• ogreish (1729 from 1852)
• oldie (1799 from 1874)