A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

LBS

Wed, 31 May '23
Dumbbell figs.
Sun, 14 May '23
Abbr. in a birth announcement
Fri, 24 Mar '23
Nt. wt. units
Sun, 6 Nov '22
Abbr. in a birth announcement
Tue, 1 Nov '22
Units of wt.
Sat, 29 Oct '22
Lifting units: Abbr.
Mon, 25 Jul '22
Bathroom scale units: Abbr.
Sat, 25 Sep '21
Abbr. in a birth announcement
Wed, 25 Aug '21
Scale abbr.