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tocsins

tocsins is the plural of tocsin.

Meaning of tocsin

Noun

tocsin (plural tocsins)

  1. An alarm or other signal sounded by a bell or bells, originally especially with reference to France.
    • At half-past one, on the sounding of the tocsin (or bell of the public-house) about fifteen persons were collected, when the Rev. J. Bromley was called to the chair.1804 August 23, The Times, p.3 col. C
  2. A bell used to sound an alarm.

Questions about tocsins

What is tocsins the plural of?
Tocsins is the plural of tocsin.

Words near tocsins in the dictionary

  1. tocracked
  2. tocracking
  3. tocracks
  4. TOCs
  5. tocsin
  6. tocsins
  7. Toctoc
  8. TOCTOU
  9. TOCTTOU
  10. Tocumwal
  11. tocusso

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