Newel
Newel noun - The post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail.
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Octopussy: Bond slides down a banister while firing a Kalashnikov rifle, saw the newel post at the end, and blew it off just in time to avoid a ballistic groin impairment.
Source: Banister Slide -
Running Gag: George climbing the stairs of his house and yanking the head off of the newel post on the wooden railing.
Source: Film / It's a Wonderful Life
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Post and Newel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 18, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/newel/post
Newel & Post. N.p., 2016. Web. 18 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/newel/post>.
Post or Newel. 2016. Accessed August 18, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/newel/post.
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