westward expansion crossword

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Across
  1. 3. the central structural shaft or cross-member on a horse-drawn wagon or carriage that connects opposite wheels
  2. 6. cattle specifically a domesticated bovine raised for milk or meat
  3. 8. adult castrated male cattle, trained as draft animals for heavy work like plowing, hauling wagons, and skidding logs
  4. 9. a colorless, transparent, odorless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms.
  5. 10. a tool with a broad flat blade and typically upturned sides, used for moving coal, earth, snow or other material.
  6. 11. a pliable material, typically woven or knitted from fibers like cotton, wool, silk,
  7. 13. a person who leaves their native country or region to settle permanently or semi-permanently in another
  8. 16. a mule is the sterile hybrid offspring of a male donkey (jack) and a female horse (mare)
Down
  1. 1. a gun, especially one fired from shoulder level, having a long spirally grooved barrel intended to make a bullet spin and thereby have greater accuracy over a long distance.
  2. 2. a small, short-handled axe designed for one-handed use
  3. 4. a person who is among the first to explore, settle, or develop a new area, field of research, or activity, essentially acting as a trailblazer for others to follow
  4. 5. a large, domesticated, hoofed mammal with a flowing mane and tail, primarily used for riding, racing, and pulling loads
  5. 7. a large farming implement with one or more blades fixed in a frame, drawn by a tractor or by animals and used for cutting furrows in the soil and turning it over, especially to prepare for the planting of seeds.
  6. 9. a four-wheeled vehicle designed for transporting heavy goods or passengers
  7. 12. wood that has been processed from logs into standardized, usable sizes—such as boards, planks, or beams
  8. 14. a dense, soft, malleable, and bright-yellow metallic element
  9. 15. a cutting tool with a weighted,sharp head on a handle