A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

NIB

Sat, 4 May '24
Writing tip
Sun, 13 Aug '23
Cacao bit
Tue, 20 Sep '22
Pen tip
Sat, 23 Jul '22
Tip of a writing implement
Sun, 1 May '22
Writing tip
Wed, 10 Nov '21
Writing tip?
Tue, 17 Aug '21
See 17-Across
Tue, 29 Jun '21
Tip of a pen