A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SPEAR

Sun, 21 Jul '24
Weapon for Achilles
Wed, 21 Feb '24
Ape's weapon in "Planet of the Apes"
Mon, 10 Jul '23
Asparagus unit
Thu, 23 Mar '23
Bit of gear in Dungeons & Dragons
Thu, 14 Apr '22
Pickle unit
Sun, 13 Jun '21
Bit of asparagus
Tue, 2 Feb '21
Bit of asparagus