A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

OAK

Sun, 23 Jul '23
Sun, 2 Jul '23
Airport across the bay from SFO
Tue, 20 Jun '23
Symbol of strength and endurance
Sun, 21 May '23
Cooper's raw material
Sun, 7 May '23
Durable wood
Sun, 16 Apr '23
Sturdy flooring material
Sat, 17 Dec '22
Common street name
Sun, 27 Nov '22
Symbol of sturdiness
Sun, 3 Jul '22
Popular flooring wood
Sat, 2 Jul '22
Wine barrel wood
Thu, 13 Jan '22
Kind of branch depicted on German euro coins
Thu, 9 Dec '21
Blackjack ___, source of dense wood
Wed, 1 Dec '21
Barrel wood
Sun, 3 Oct '21
National tree of the U.S.
Tue, 14 Sep '21
Good wood for whiskey barrels
Sun, 15 Aug '21
Symbol on the Connecticut state quarter
Thu, 8 Jul '21
Symbol of strength
Mon, 5 Apr '21
Bourbon barrel material