VOCABULARY WORD OF THE DAY:

tocsin
From Old French toquesain (modern tocsin), from Provençal tocasenh, from tocar ‘strike, touch’ + senh ‘bell’.

IPA(key): /ˈtɒksɪn/
Rhymes: -ɒksɪn
Homophone: toxin
Noun[edit]
tocsin ‎(plural tocsins)

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