A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ROOK

Sun, 10 Aug '25
Corner piece
Sun, 21 Jul '24
Piece worth approximately five pawns
Wed, 17 Apr '24
Chess "castle"
Mon, 1 Jan '24
Chess piece shaped like a battlement
Wed, 23 Aug '23
Chess piece with the second-highest value
Tue, 8 Aug '23
Neighbor of a knight
Sun, 8 May '22
Chess piece whose name is derived from the Persian for "chariot"
Sun, 30 Jan '22
Hornswoggle
Mon, 13 Sep '21
Corner chess piece