A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

CANARY

Thu, 7 Mar '24
Bird in an early warning system
Wed, 28 Jun '23
With 59-Across, harbinger of danger
Fri, 10 Feb '23
Bird whose Latin root means "dog"
Tue, 17 Aug '21
Raiser of alarm in a coal mine
Tue, 4 May '21
Little bird of mine?