[TOCK-sin]
noun
A warning.
My boss issued me a stern tocsin after being caught with my pants down in the supply room.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
“Tocsin.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/tocsin. Accessed 29 May 2023.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin’ Word, s.v. “tocsin”, accessed May 29, 2023, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/tocsin.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Tocsin. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved May 29, 2023, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/tocsin