A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SPAR

Thu, 3 Apr '25
Practice taekwondo, say
Sat, 18 Jan '25
Go a couple of rounds
Fri, 29 Nov '24
Go a few rounds
Fri, 4 Oct '24
Lock horns (with)
Sun, 30 Jun '24
Box
Wed, 1 May '24
Play-fight
Fri, 15 Dec '23
Yard, nautically
Fri, 20 Oct '23
Exchange words, in a way
Wed, 27 Sep '23
Get into it
Sun, 16 Jul '23
Ship pole
Tue, 2 May '23
Practice boxing
Sat, 18 Mar '23
Trade barbs
Wed, 12 Oct '22
Get a round of punch?
Sun, 10 Jul '22
Trade jabs
Sat, 25 Jun '22
Squabble
Mon, 11 Apr '22
Throw some jabs
Wed, 29 Dec '21
Rigging support
Mon, 10 May '21
Practice for a bout
Thu, 18 Mar '21
Lightly box
Tue, 16 Mar '21
Trade jabs (with)
Tue, 2 Mar '21
Feud (with)