amphoric rale

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A sound heard during auscultation and associated with the movement of fluid in a lung cavity communicating with a bronchus.

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Good flute worth more dan ten pounds; rale good blower like dat worth twenty at de bery least.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks|Bracebridge Hemyng
Rale says that an Englishman would give an Indian a bottle of rum, and get from him in return a large tract of land.
A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I|Francis Parkman
Baxter sent an answer for which Rale expresses great scorn as to both manner and matter.
A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I|Francis Parkman
It was resolved to strike at the root of the evil, seize Rale, and destroy Norridgewock.
A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I|Francis Parkman

Baxter replies to his correspondent vigorously, defends his own Latin, attacks that of Rale, and charges him with losing temper.
A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I|Francis Parkman