A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

LOON

Sun, 13 Jul '25
State bird of Minnesota
Mon, 14 Apr '25
Crackpot
Tue, 24 Dec '24
Bird on the Canadian dollar coin
Sun, 1 Dec '24
Diving bird
Sun, 4 Aug '24
Bird on a Canadian dollar
Thu, 30 May '24
Bird on the Canadian dollar coin
Wed, 26 Oct '22
Lake bird
Sun, 7 Aug '22
Water bird with a haunting call
Fri, 29 Apr '22
Diving bird
Sun, 23 Jan '22
Bird known in the U.K. as a diver
Mon, 30 Aug '21
Bird on the Canadian dollar
Thu, 22 Apr '21
Bird with a mournful cry