lance
Pronunciation:
/lɑːns//læns/noun
Definitions
A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.
A wooden spear, sometimes hollow, used in jousting or tilting, designed to shatter on impact with the opposing knight’s armour.
A spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen.
A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
verb
Definitions
To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
Example: Seized the due victim, and with fury lanced Her back. Dryden.
To open with a lancet; to pierce
Example: to lance a vein or an abscess
To throw in the manner of a lance; to lanch.