tocsin

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English - English
A bell used to sound an alarm
An alarm or other signal sounded by a bell or bells, especially with reference to France

I'll ring the tocsin, I'll have Saint-Antoine out. I can put twenty thousand armed men on the streets, just like that.

{n} a bell to give alarm
The ringing of an alarm, or the alarm itself
{i} warning signal, alarm
a loud warning bell, used in the past (toquassen, from tocasenh, from tocar + senh (from signum; SIGN))
An alarm bell, or the ringing of a bell for the purpose of alarm
the sound of an alarm (usually a bell)
a bell used to sound an alarm the sound of an alarm (usually a bell)
a signal sounded by a bell or bells, especially an alarm
A tocsin
tokin
tocsins
plural of tocsin
tocsin

    Hyphenation

    toc·sin

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () From Old French toquesain (modern tocsin), from Provençal tocasenh, from tocar ‘strike, touch’ + senh ‘bell’.
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