A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BASTE

Tue, 11 Jul '23
Moisten, as turkey
Fri, 21 Oct '22
Help out with Thanksgiving dinner, in a way
Sun, 15 May '22
Instruction for some Thanksgiving cooking
Sun, 10 Oct '21
Get the juices flowing?
Wed, 3 Mar '21
Wallop