Bible Dictionaries
Newel
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A novelty; a new thing.
(2):
(n.) The upright post about which the steps of a circular staircase wind; hence, in stairs having straight flights, the principal post at the foot of a staircase, or the secondary ones at the landings. See Hollow newel, under Hollow.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Newel'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/n/newel.html. 1828.