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Meaning Of Lance
n.
A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a
steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen, and often decorated
with a small flag; also, a spear or harpoon used by whalers and
fishermen.
n.
A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
n.
A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in
casting a shell.
n.
An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of
ordnance and forces it home.
n.
One of the small paper cases filled with combustible
composition, which mark the outlines of a figure.
v. t.
To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
v. t.
To open with a lancet; to pierce; as, to lance a vein or
an abscess.