A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Thu, 25 Jul '24
Fine-grained wood
Sat, 7 Oct '23
Material for Voldemort's wand and Robin Hood's bow
Wed, 23 Nov '22
Evergreen tree with poisonous seeds
Tue, 27 Sep '22
Bow-making wood
Wed, 6 Jul '22
Certain evergreen