A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DAUB

Sun, 5 Oct '25
Paint carelessly
Thu, 14 Nov '24
Blot
Mon, 22 Aug '22
Smear on, as makeup
Sun, 24 Oct '21
Smear
Sun, 4 Jul '21
Apply sloppily
Sat, 30 Jan '21
Smear