A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

LEAF

Thu, 28 Sep '23
Toronto athlete, familiarly
Sat, 13 May '23
Vegetarian symbol on a menu, perhaps
Mon, 27 Mar '23
Part of the Apple logo
Tue, 7 Feb '23
Scott Joplin's "Maple ___ Rag"
Wed, 5 Oct '22
Flip (through)
Tue, 5 Jul '22
Symbol over the "i" in the Tropicana logo
Sun, 24 Jan '21
Dinner table expander
Fri, 8 Jan '21
Part of some tables