A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

OUNCE

Wed, 18 Feb '26
Meager measure of compassion?
Sun, 30 Mar '25
Small scale amount
Sun, 23 Feb '25
Smidgen
Sat, 7 Sep '24
It might be fluid
Fri, 7 Jun '24
Measure of regret?
Sat, 7 Jan '23
Unit of measure that has a shared etymology with "inch"
Thu, 1 Sep '22
Someone might order cannabis by this
Tue, 5 Jul '22
Unit in a birth announcement
Sun, 12 Dec '21
Unit of prevention
Sun, 14 Nov '21
Pound part
Fri, 6 Aug '21
Trifling amount
Wed, 3 Feb '21
Unit of courage?
Mon, 25 Jan '21
Weight whose abbreviation ends in a "z," oddly
Sat, 9 Jan '21
Modicum