A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SOCK

Mon, 3 Jun '24
Laundry loss
Mon, 8 Jan '24
Annoying thing to find unmatched in the laundry pile
Sat, 23 Sep '23
Sole mate?
Tue, 1 Jun '21
Fashion no-no with a flip-flop
Thu, 4 Mar '21
One of a pair that often goes missing