A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SLAG

Wed, 4 Feb '26
Foundry waste
Sat, 31 Jan '26
Pyroclastic material
Thu, 29 Jan '26
Mining waste
Sat, 15 Mar '25
Steelmaking byproduct
Sat, 8 Jul '23
Smeltery waste
Fri, 21 Jan '22
It's a waste
Tue, 30 Nov '21
Smelting byproduct
Wed, 24 Nov '21
Blacksmith's waste