A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SAC

Wed, 17 Apr '24
Egg ___
Thu, 22 Feb '24
___ fly
Wed, 3 Jan '24
___ fly (R.B.I.-earning play)
Tue, 25 Jul '23
Cul-de-___
Fri, 2 Jun '23
Any chess move in which one gives up a piece, informally
Mon, 22 May '23
Squid's ink holder
Thu, 26 Jan '23
Ink holder
Wed, 11 Jan '23
___ fly (baseball occurrence, informally)
Tue, 2 Aug '22
Anatomical pouch
Thu, 9 Jun '22
Egg holder
Mon, 21 Mar '22
Anatomical pouch
Wed, 9 Feb '22
Kind of fly
Fri, 28 Jan '22
Egg container
Mon, 24 Jan '22
Cul-de-___
Sat, 18 Sep '21
___ fly
Wed, 21 Apr '21
Anatomical pouch
Fri, 29 Jan '21
Baglike structure
Sun, 24 Jan '21
Anatomical pouch
Tue, 19 Jan '21
Cul-de-___