A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SLAIN

Thu, 22 Feb '24
Cut down
Mon, 21 Aug '23
Done in, as a dragon
Tue, 28 Feb '23
Like the dragon at the end of a hero's tale
Fri, 22 Jul '22
Like Goliath, in the Bible story
Sat, 30 Oct '21
Defeated, in a way