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Meaning
Noun
●
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.
●
In Fishing:
A
spear
or
harpoon
used by
whalers
and fishermen.
●
In Military:
A
soldier
armed
with a
lance
; a
lance
r.
●
In Military, Spears, Tools & Weapons:
An
instrument
which
conveys
the
charge
of a piece
of
ordnance
and
forces
it home.
●
In Metallurgy:
A small
iron
rod
which
suspends
the
core
of the
mold
in
casting
a shell.
●
In Pyrotechnics:
One of the small
paper cases
filled
with
combustible
composition
, which
mark
the
outlines
of a figure.
●
In Medicine, Medical equipment & Tools:
A lancet.
Verb
●
To
pierce
with a
lance
, or with any
similar
weapon.
●
In Tools:
To
open
with a
lancet
; to pierce.
●
To
throw in
the
manner
of a
lance
; to lanch.
Name
●
A
surname
originating
as a patronymic.
●
A
male
given name
from the Germanic
languages
; by
folk etymology
associated with a lance.
A
diminutive
of the
male
given name
Lancelot
●
A
male
given name
from the Germanic
languages
; by
folk etymology
associated with a lance.
A
male
given name
transferred
from the surname
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
lance
English
lance
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
lancea
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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Rhymes
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