A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DIME

Sun, 19 Oct '25
It's over a quarter of a quarter
Sat, 16 Mar '24
Small bit of mint?
Sun, 18 Feb '24
Only U.S. coin that does not explicitly indicate how many cents it's worth
Sun, 10 Apr '22
Two-fifths of a quarter
Sun, 31 Jan '21
Two-fifths of one quarter