tokin

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/ˈtəʊkɪn/

noun

A promoted pawn.

OriginJapanese と金 →
RareScrabble 9
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Meanings

tokin1

nountokin (plural tokins)

plural tokins

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of tocsin.

    The second Fairy saith, Sir Knight, my tokin Is of a nature wondros to be spokin

    1785, John Hall-Stevenson, Crazy Tales

tokin2

nountokin (plural tokins)

plural tokins

  1. board gamesA promoted pawn.

Origin

  1. Japaneseと金
  2. Englishtokin

From Japanese と金 (tokin).

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APA

tokin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tokin

MLA

“tokin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tokin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tokin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tokin.

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