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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. |
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A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer. |
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A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in
casting a shell. |
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An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of
ordnance and forces it home. |
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One of the small paper cases filled with combustible
composition, which mark the outlines of a figure. |
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To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon. |
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To open with a lancet; to pierce; as, to lance a vein or
an abscess. |
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To throw in the manner of a lance. See Lanch. |
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