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newel
noun
[ ˈnjuːəl ]
• the central supporting pillar of a spiral or winding staircase.
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French nouel ‘knob’, from medieval Latin nodellus, diminutive of Latin nodus ‘knot’.
