peal
English
/piːl/
noun
Definitions
- A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.
- A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale.
- The ring the changes rung on a set of bells.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English pele, apel derived from Old French apel (an appeal, pealing of bells).
Origin
Old French
apel
Gloss
an appeal, pealing of bells