TOCSINS

Noun

tocsins

plural of tocsin

Anagrams

• Costins, consist

Source: Wiktionary


TOCSIN

Toc"sin, n. Etym: [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.]

Definition: An alarm bell, or the ringing of a bell for the purpose of alarm. The loud tocsin tolled their last alarm. Campbell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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