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pew

pew \'pyu:\ n [ME pewe, fr. MF puie balustrade, fr. L podia, pl. of podi]um 
   parapet, podium, fr. Gk podion base, dim. of pod-, pous foot - more at FOOT 
   1: a compartment in the auditorium of a church providing seats for several  
   persons 2: one of the benches with backs and sometimes doors fixed in rows 
   in a chu rch