A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BOAT

Fri, 28 Mar '25
Junk, say
Wed, 5 Mar '25
Dinghy or dory
Sat, 2 Nov '24
Certain Thanksgiving dish
Fri, 10 May '24
Punt, e.g.
Sun, 19 Feb '23
Full house, in poker slang
Fri, 25 Feb '22
Punt, e.g.
Wed, 29 Dec '21
What travels on sound waves?
Tue, 12 Oct '21
Dinghy or dory
Sun, 7 Feb '21
Metaphor for a shared experience