"malaria" (oddly defined), 1715; antedates OED2 1740--

[Joel S. Berson]

"Malaria, a Calm when the sea is quiet and still : also a queasiness, 
or squeamishness of Stomach : Also a tenderness of body."

This definition does not fit the OED's at all, as far as I can 
tell.  ("Malaria" seems an accurate OCR rendering, with the possible 
exception of the last letter, which is smudgy.)

John Kersey.  Dictionarium Anglo-Britannicum; or, A General English 
Dictionary."  The Second Edition, Corrected.  London, Printed by J. 
Wilde [etc.]  1715.  Pages not numbered.  (The first edition is 1708.)  GBooks.

Joel

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