Associations to the word «Tocsin»

Wiktionary

TOCSIN, noun. An alarm or other signal sounded by a bell or bells, especially with reference to France.
TOCSIN, noun. A bell used to sound an alarm.

Dictionary definition

TOCSIN, noun. The sound of an alarm (usually a bell).
TOCSIN, noun. A bell used to sound an alarm.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats