A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ERASER

Sat, 12 Aug '23
Rubber
Fri, 26 May '23
Teacher's sleeve, in a pinch
Fri, 12 May '23
Mistake fixer
Sun, 5 Mar '23
Need for a tough crossword, perhaps
Tue, 12 Apr '22
One might take off a few marks
Sun, 28 Nov '21
It gets the lead out