A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

PIG

Tue, 20 Jun '23
Animal that hunts for truffles
Tue, 11 Oct '22
Common shape for a toy bank
Fri, 17 Jun '22
Babe, for one
Fri, 20 May '22
Literature's Napoleon, e.g.
Sun, 5 Dec '21
Messy sort
Wed, 30 Jun '21
One skewered at a roast?