A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DEER

Wed, 6 Mar '24
The yearling in the 1939 Pulitzer winner "The Yearling," e.g.
Sun, 25 Feb '24
The "Do" in "Do-Re-Mi"
Sun, 7 Jan '24
Animal that becomes a plant if spelled backward
Sun, 27 Aug '23
Animal on a road sign
Sun, 25 Jun '23
Some of the wildlife in the 20,000-year-old paintings in Lascaux Cave
Sun, 18 Jun '23
Does in the forest
Tue, 6 Jun '23
Caribou, e.g.
Tue, 30 Aug '22
A couple of bucks?
Mon, 9 May '22
Doe or buck
Mon, 11 Apr '22
Animal on an "Xing" sign
Mon, 4 Apr '22
A buck or two?
Tue, 26 Oct '21
Venison
Mon, 1 Feb '21
Bucks and does