A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

RASP

Tue, 13 Aug '24
Sound hoarse
Wed, 22 May '24
Grating voice quality
Tue, 5 Mar '24
Scratchy voice quality
Tue, 3 Oct '23
Speak hoarsely
Wed, 9 Aug '23
Woodworker's file
Mon, 24 Apr '23
Speak hoarsely
Sat, 18 Mar '23
Vocal feature
Tue, 28 Feb '23
Speak with a hoarse voice
Mon, 13 Feb '23
Hoarse vocal quality
Thu, 2 Feb '23
Sing like Tom Waits
Tue, 13 Dec '22
Scratchy voice
Fri, 18 Nov '22
Woodworking tool similar to a kitchen zester
Tue, 25 Oct '22
Scratchy voice
Fri, 7 Oct '22
Lozenge target, maybe
Tue, 4 Oct '22
Coarse file
Mon, 21 Mar '22
Carpenter's file
Fri, 18 Feb '22
Speak like Clint Eastwood
Wed, 17 Nov '21
Hoarse voice
Sat, 18 Sep '21
File type
Wed, 23 Jun '21
Farrier's tool
Thu, 6 May '21
File type
Thu, 25 Mar '21
Carver's tool