A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SOT

Sun, 1 Oct '23
Boozehound
Sun, 5 Mar '23
Barfly
Tue, 18 Oct '22
Barfly
Sun, 29 May '22
Habitual drinker
Tue, 28 Dec '21
Candidate for A.A.
Sun, 19 Dec '21
Teetotaler's opposite
Mon, 2 Aug '21
Drunkard
Wed, 21 Jul '21
Drunkard
Thu, 15 Apr '21
Lush
Sat, 13 Mar '21
Inebriate