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newel

new.el \'n(y)u:-*l\ n [ME nowell, fr. MF nouel stone of a fruit, fr. LL 
   nucalis lik]e a nut, fr. L nuc-, nux nut - more at NUT 1: an upright post 
   about which the steps of a circular staircase wind  2: a post at the foot 
   of a straight stairway or one at a landing