A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TREAT

Tue, 8 Oct '24
Unexpected delight
Sun, 28 Jul '24
Indulge (oneself)
Sat, 20 Jul '24
Reward for staying
Wed, 15 May '24
Buy a drink for, say
Wed, 13 Mar '24
"My ___" ("Put your money away")
Wed, 9 Aug '23
Option on Halloween
Sat, 14 Jan '23
Foot the bill
Wed, 17 Aug '22
Reward for giving a paw
Wed, 27 Jul '22
Meaty bone, for a dog
Sun, 10 Jul '22
Reward for sitting, say
Sun, 14 Feb '21
Indulgence