Ecbole

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ecbole \Ec"bo*le\ ([e^]k"b[-o]*l[=e]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'ekbolh`
     a throwing out, a digression, fr. 'ekba`llein to throw out;
     'ek out of + ba`llein to throw.] (Rhet.)
     A digression in which a person is introduced speaking his own
     words.
     [1913 Webster]