A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DINO

Mon, 19 Jun '23
Pet for Fred, Wilma and Pebbles
Tue, 11 Oct '22
Yoshi of Mario games is one, for short
Wed, 6 Apr '22
Pet in the town of Bedrock
Wed, 26 Jan '22
Member of the Rat Pack
Mon, 26 Jul '21
T. rex, e.g.