A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SHELL

Thu, 2 May '24
Mobile home?
Mon, 21 Aug '23
Something you might hold to your ear in order to hear the first parts of 18-, 24-, 52- and 62-Across?
Sun, 17 Oct '21
A shore thing
Mon, 28 Jun '21
Conch, e.g.