A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MASSE

Sat, 25 May '24
Shot with English
Thu, 22 Feb '24
Tricky billiard shot
Wed, 14 Feb '24
Fancy billiards shot
Fri, 25 Aug '23
En ___
Tue, 23 Nov '21
Curving billiards shot
Thu, 10 Jun '21
En ___
Thu, 18 Feb '21
Pool shot with lots of spin