GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Tocsin , n. [F., fr. OF. toquier to touch, F. toquer (originally, a dialectic form of F. toucher) + seint (for sein) a bell, LL. signum, fr. L. signum a sign, signal. See Touch, and Sign.] An alarm bell, or the ringing of a bell for the purpose of alarm.1913 Webster
The loud tocsin tolled their last alarm.
Campbell.1913 Webster