A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ALPACA

Sun, 1 Oct '23
High-altitude grazer
Tue, 18 Jul '23
Relative of a llama
Sat, 6 Aug '22
Wool source
Mon, 13 Jun '22
Andean herd animal
Sun, 12 Dec '21
Its fleece is hypoallergenic
Fri, 5 Nov '21
Fine wool source
Mon, 22 Feb '21
Andean animal valued for its wool