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peal

1. peal \'pe-(*)l\ n [ME, appeal, summons to church, short for appel 
   appeal, fr. appelen] to appeal 1a: the loud ringing of bells  1b1: a 
   complete set of changes on a given number of bells; esp : th e series on 
   seven bells 1b2: a shorter performance than a full peal  1c: a set of bells 
   tuned to the tones of the major scale for change ringing  2: a loud sound 
   or succession of sounds 
2. peal vi : to give out peals : RESOUND to utter or give forth loudly