A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

HASP

Sun, 8 Jan '23
Fastener used with a padlock
Fri, 9 Sep '22
Trunk fastener
Wed, 25 May '22
Hinged bit of hardware
Mon, 21 Feb '22
Padlock fastener
Thu, 10 Feb '22
Locking mechanism
Sun, 7 Mar '21
A chest often has a large one