Tocsin Definition

tŏksĭn
noun
An alarm bell.
Webster's New World
Its sound.
Webster's New World
Any alarm, or sound of warning.
Webster's New World
A warning; an omen.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Tocsin

Noun

Singular:
tocsin
Plural:
tocsins

Origin of Tocsin

  • French alteration of toquassen from Old French touque-sain from Old Provençal tocasenh tocar to strike (from Vulgar Latin toccāre) senh bell (from Late Latin signum) (from Latin signal sign)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French toquesain (modern tocsin), from Provençal tocasenh, from tocar "˜strike, touch' + senh "˜bell'.

    From Wiktionary

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