A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

CLAWS

Tue, 16 Jan '24
Things that scratch a scratching post
Mon, 1 Jan '24
Scratches (at)
Sun, 20 Aug '23
Cat scratchers
Mon, 6 Feb '23
Apt rhyme for "paws"
Sun, 29 May '22
Some arcade machine mechanisms