A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SLATS

Sun, 1 Sep '24
Mattress supports
Thu, 23 May '24
What a king might sit on?
Wed, 29 Nov '23
Window blind elements
Sat, 18 Nov '23
Mattress support
Sat, 23 Sep '23
Blind things
Thu, 9 Mar '23
Wooden skis, essentially