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lance

1. lance \'lan(t)s\ n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L lancea] 1: a weapon of war 
   consisting of a long shaft with a sharp steel head and c arried by mounted 
   knights or light cavalry 2: any of various sharp objects suggestive of a 
   lance : as  2a: LANCET  2b: a spear used for killing whales  3: LANCER 
2. lance vb [ME launcen, fr. MF lancer, fr. LL lanceare, fr. L lancea)X 1a: 
   to pierce with a lance or similar weapon  1b: to open with or as if with a 
   lancet  2: LAUNCH, HURL  : to move forward quickly