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单词 tocsin
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
toc•sin /ˈtɑksɪn/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a signal, esp. of alarm, sounded on a bell.
  2. a bell used to sound an alarm.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
toc•sin  (toksin),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a signal, esp. of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
  2. a bell used to sound an alarm.
  • Provencal tocasenh literally, (it) strikes (the) bell, equivalent. to toca, 3d singular present of tocar to strike, touch + senh bell, sign
  • Middle French
  • 1580–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tocsin /ˈtɒksɪn/ n
  1. an alarm or warning signal, esp one sounded on a bell
  2. an alarm bell
Etymology: 16th Century: from French, from Old French toquassen, from Old Provençal tocasenh, from tocar to touch + senh bell, from Latin signum
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