A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TOMCAT

Sun, 7 Apr '24
F-14 fighter jet
Tue, 12 Jul '22
Male meower
Wed, 29 Dec '21
Garfield, for one
Sun, 12 Dec '21
Avid bird-watcher, say
Wed, 10 Feb '21
Alley prowler