newel post

noun

a post supporting one end of a handrail at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs.

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Origin of newel post

First recorded in 1790–1800

Words nearby newel post

newcomb, newcombe, newcomen, newcomer, newel, newel post, newf, newf., newfangled, newfie, newfound

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Example sentences from the Web for newel post

She turned her face away from him and folded her hands over the newel-post.
Athalie|Robert W. Chambers
This sudden avowal so startled Fairy, that she fell off the newel-post where she had been daintily balancing herself on one foot.
The Dorrance Domain|Carolyn Wells
By means of the newel-post I drew myself upright and listened.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore|Jack London
The corners of Mr. Gryce's mouth betrayed that he noted this change, but he did not turn away from the newel-post.
That Affair Next Door|Anna Katharine Green

They carried Bannister into the open air, for his head had struck the newel-post in his descent.
Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West|William MacLeod Raine

British Dictionary definitions for newel post

newel post

noun

the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs that supports the handrailSometimes shortened to: newel

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