http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/124538
http://www.oed.com/oed2/00154839;jsessionid=AC4DB817EFBADA5F...
I have had similar experiences, though, where I was convinced that some word or phrase usage was just incorrect, and where it turned out that I had just not happened across it. Fortunately, a minute of research can today fix any such misconceptions!