A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Sat, 31 Dec '22
Lab order?
Fri, 28 Oct '22
It's raised by a wedge
Fri, 10 Sep '21
No-goodnik
Wed, 23 Jun '21
Crusty piece of bread
Fri, 15 Jan '21
Prominent part of a pump