A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

POX

Sun, 11 May '25
Old curse word
Fri, 15 Nov '24
"A ___ on both your houses!" (Shakespearean misquote)
Wed, 10 Apr '24
Spell that's "broken" by 49-Across
Tue, 23 Jan '24
Pestilence