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   tocsin

   /ˈtɒksɪn/

   noun

   • 1. an alarm bell or signal: archaic "he used his resignation as a tocsin to warn of the danger of dictatorship"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Old French toquassen, from Provençal tocasenh, from tocar ‘to touch’ + senh ‘signal bell’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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