A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TUG

Sun, 26 Mar '23
Harbor boat
Tue, 31 May '22
Yank
Wed, 9 Feb '22
Barge tower
Sun, 16 Jan '22
Harbor helper
Fri, 24 Sep '21
Little drawing?
Wed, 15 Sep '21
Harbor hauler