Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In carpentry: A baluster for a stair-rail, hand-rail, or a balustrade.
- noun A newel. Also called
railing-post .
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Examples
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With her wraps on her arm and her sea-cap in her hand, she stood clinging to the rail-post.
The Kentons William Dean Howells 1878
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