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Lance

speaker

Meaning

Noun

A
of
,
a long
or
and a
or
; a
by horsemen.
A
, sometimes
, used in
or
,
to
on impact with the
knight’s armour.
In Fishing:
A
or
used by
and fishermen.
In Military:
A
with a
; a
r.
In Military, Spears, Tools & Weapons:
An
which
the
of
and
it home.
In Metallurgy:
A small
which
the
of the
in
a shell.
In Pyrotechnics:
One of the small
with
, which
the
of a figure.
In Medicine, Medical equipment & Tools:
A lancet.

Verb

To
with a
, or with any
weapon.
In Tools:
To
with a
; to pierce.
To
the
of a
; to lanch.

Name

A
as a patronymic.
  • A
    from the Germanic
    ; by
    associated with a lance.
  • A
    of the
    Lancelot
  • A
    from the Germanic
    ; by
    associated with a lance.
  • A
    from the surname
  • Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    lance
    English
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    lance
    Old French (842-ca. 1400)
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    lancea
    Latin
    Sourced from
    Etym
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