A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DABS

Wed, 24 Sep '25
Light touches
Fri, 18 Apr '25
Amounts of cream
Mon, 17 Mar '25
Small amounts, as of hair gel
Sun, 9 Mar '25
Dollops
Tue, 29 Nov '22
Small amounts
Thu, 13 Oct '22
Glue amounts, often
Sun, 24 Apr '22
Ointment amounts