Found 2 items, similar to tocsin.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: tocsin tocsin n 1: the sound of an alarm (usually a bell) [syn: alarm bell] 2: a bell used to sound an alarm [syn: warning bell]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Tocsin Tocsin \Toc"sin\, 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]