A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BAIT

Sun, 1 Jan '23
Food that's easy to get hooked on?
Mon, 12 Dec '22
Worm on a hook, e.g.
Fri, 21 Oct '22
Angler's supply
Thu, 18 Aug '22
It's on the hook
Sun, 15 May '22
A whole can of worms?