A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

POLO

Wed, 7 Feb '24
Short-sleeved shirt
Thu, 28 Dec '23
Bit of golf attire
Sun, 10 Dec '23
Game divided into periods called chukkers
Fri, 23 Jun '23
Game played on yaks in Mongolia and Pakistan
Sun, 30 Apr '23
Sport whose players wear boots
Tue, 19 Oct '21
Sport with mallets
Tue, 12 Oct '21
Explorer Marco
Thu, 22 Jul '21
Common bit of golf attire
Sun, 7 Mar '21
Sport played at British boarding schools
Fri, 15 Jan '21
Game that can be played on bicycles or elephants
Sun, 27 Dec '20
Sport with saddles