Pew

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To furnish with pews.

II. Pew ·noun Any structure shaped like a church pew, as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, ·etc.; a box in theater; a pen; a sheepfold.

III. Pew ·noun One of the compartments in a church which are separated by low partitions, and have long seats upon which several persons may sit;

— sometimes called slip. Pews were originally made square, but are now usually long and narrow.