The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Peal \Peal\, n. [An abbrev. of F. appel a call, appeal, ruffle
   of a drum, fr. appeller to call, L. appellare. See Appeal.]
   1. A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells,
      thunder, cannon, shouts, of a multitude, etc. "A fair peal
      of artillery." --Hayward.
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            Whether those peals of praise be his or no. --Shak.
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            And a deep thunder, peal on peal, afar. --Byron.
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   2. A set of bells tuned to each other according to the
      diatonic scale; also, the changes rung on a set of bells.
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   To ring a peal. See under Ring.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ring \Ring\ (r[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. Rang (r[a^]ng) or Rung
   (r[u^]ng); p. p. Rung; p. pr. & vb. n. Ringing.] [AS.
   hringan; akin to Icel. hringja, Sw. ringa, Dan. ringe, OD.
   ringhen, ringkelen. [root]19.]
   1. To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic
      body; as, to ring a bell.
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   2. To make (a sound), as by ringing a bell; to sound.
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            The shard-borne beetle, with his drowsy hums,
            Hath rung night's yawning peal.       --Shak.
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   3. To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly.
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   To ring a peal, to ring a set of changes on a chime of
      bells.

   To ring the changes upon. See under Change.

   To ring in or To ring out, to usher, attend on, or
      celebrate, by the ringing of bells; as, to ring out the
      old year and ring in the new. --Tennyson.

   To ring the bells backward, to sound the chimes, reversing
      the common order; -- formerly done as a signal of alarm or
      danger. --Sir W. Scott.
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