tocsin

[ tok-sin ]

/ ˈtɒk sɪn /

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noun

a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.

a bell used to sound an alarm.

Origin of tocsin

1580–90; <Middle French <Provençal tocasenh literally, (it) strikes (the) bell, equivalent to toca, 3rd singular present of tocar to strike, touch + senh bell, sign

Words nearby tocsin

tocometer, tocopherol, Tocopilla, Tocqueville, Tocqueville, Alexis de, tocsin, tod, to date, today, Todd, toddle

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Example sentences from the Web for tocsin

Come on, stand up, brother, father, toll the tocsin [alarm bell]!
Ukraine Separatists' Pro-Putin Raps|Oleg Shynkarenko|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ding-ding-ding-ding it went, a tocsin summoning the assistance of all true sons of Mother Church.
The Snare|Rafael Sabatini
For a quarter of a century she was the lone watcher on the heights to sound the tocsin of freedom.
The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV|Various
There was also a big powerful iron sea-tug, the Tocsin, that promised to make better weather of it than any of the others.
The Seiners|James B. (James Brendan) Connolly

His demand for immediate emancipation fell like a tocsin upon the ears of slaveholders.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4|Various
When the tocsin rings and the men disappear they simply go on.
The Living Present|Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

British Dictionary definitions for tocsin

tocsin

/ (ˈtɒksɪn) /

noun

an alarm or warning signal, esp one sounded on a bell

an alarm bell

Word Origin for tocsin

C16: from French, from Old French toquassen, from Old Provençal tocasenh, from tocar to touch + senh bell, from Latin signum

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单词	tocsin
释义	tocsin [ tok-sin ] / ˈtɒk sɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tocsin ON THESAURUS.COM noun a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells. a bell used to sound an alarm. Origin of tocsin 1580–90; <Middle French <Provençal tocasenh literally, (it) strikes (the) bell, equivalent to toca, 3rd singular present of tocar to strike, touch + senh bell, sign Words nearby tocsin tocometer, tocopherol, Tocopilla, Tocqueville, Tocqueville, Alexis de, tocsin, tod, to date, today, Todd, toddle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tocsin Come on, stand up, brother, father, toll the tocsin [alarm bell]! Ukraine Separatists' Pro-Putin Raps\|Oleg Shynkarenko\|June 23, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Ding-ding-ding-ding it went, a tocsin summoning the assistance of all true sons of Mother Church. The Snare\|Rafael Sabatini For a quarter of a century she was the lone watcher on the heights to sound the tocsin of freedom. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV\|Various There was also a big powerful iron sea-tug, the Tocsin, that promised to make better weather of it than any of the others. The Seiners\|James B. (James Brendan) Connolly His demand for immediate emancipation fell like a tocsin upon the ears of slaveholders. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4\|Various When the tocsin rings and the men disappear they simply go on. The Living Present\|Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton British Dictionary definitions for tocsin tocsin / (ˈtɒksɪn) / noun an alarm or warning signal, esp one sounded on a bell an alarm bell Word Origin for tocsin C16: from French, from Old French toquassen, from Old Provençal tocasenh, from tocar to touch + senh bell, from Latin signum Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tocsin siren, bell, signal, warning, alert, sign, horn
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tocsin

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