A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

COB

Sun, 12 Oct '25
It's covered in kernels
Sun, 28 Jul '24
What corn holders are inserted into
Fri, 12 Apr '24
Bit of detritus from a Thanksgiving meal
Sun, 3 Mar '24
Male swan
Sun, 25 Feb '24
It's totally corny
Tue, 30 May '23
Corn holder
Sun, 9 Apr '23
Male swan
Sun, 1 Jan '23
Barbecue discard
Mon, 5 Dec '22
Center of an ear of corn
Tue, 25 Oct '22
Inner ear?
Thu, 21 Jul '22
Male swan
Sat, 12 Feb '22
Parent of a cygnet
Mon, 4 Oct '21
Corn on the ___
Sun, 4 Apr '21
Corn core
Sun, 21 Mar '21
Male swan
Tue, 16 Feb '21
Corn throwaway