Lance \Lance\ (l[a^]ns), n. [OE. lance, F. lance, fr. L. lancea;
cf. Gr. lo`gchh. Cf. Launch.]
1. 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 braver soldier never couched lance. --Shak.
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2. A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
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3. (Founding) A small iron rod which suspends the core of the
mold in casting a shell.
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4. (Mil.) An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece
of ordnance and forces it home.
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5. (Pyrotech.) One of the small paper cases filled with
combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a
figure.
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6. (Med.) A lancet.
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Free lance, in the Middle Ages, and subsequently, a knight
or roving soldier, who was free to engage for any state or
commander that purchased his services; hence, a person who
assails institutions or opinions on his own responsibility
without regard to party lines or deference to authority.
See also freelance, n. and a., and freelancer.
Lance bucket (Cavalry), a socket attached to a saddle or
stirrup strap, in which to rest the but of a lance.
Lance corporal, same as Lancepesade.
Lance knight, a lansquenet. --B. Jonson.
Lance snake (Zool.), the fer-de-lance.
Stink-fire lance (Mil.), a kind of fuse filled with a
composition which burns with a suffocating odor; -- used
in the counter operations of miners.
To break a lance, to engage in a tilt or contest.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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119 Moby Thesaurus words for "lance":
amputate, assegai, auger, ax, bayonet, bisect, bite, bore, bowl,
broach, butcher, carve, cast, catapult, chop, chuck, chunk, cleave,
countersink, cut, cut away, cut in two, cut off, dagger, dart,
dash, dichotomize, dirk, dissever, drill, empierce, excise, fire,
fissure, fix, fling, flip, fork, gash, gore, gouge, gouge out,
hack, halve, heave, hew, hole, honeycomb, hurl, hurtle, impale,
incise, javelin, jerk, jigsaw, knife, lancet, launch, let fly, lob,
needle, open, pare, pass, peg, pelt, penetrate, perforate, pierce,
pike, pink, pitch, pitchfork, plunge in, poniard, prick, prune,
punch, puncture, put, put the shot, ream, ream out, rend, riddle,
rive, run through, saber, saw, scissor, serve, sever, shy, skewer,
slash, slice, sling, slit, snap, snip, spear, spike, spit, split,
stab, stick, stiletto, sunder, sword, tap, tear, throw, tilt, toss,
transfix, transpierce, trepan, trephine, whittle
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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Lance \Lance\, n. [OE. lance, F. lance, fr. L. lancea; cf. Gr.
?. Cf. Launch.]
1. 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.
A braver soldier never couched lance. --Shak.
2. A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
3. (Founding) A small iron rod which suspends the core of the
mold in casting a shell.
4. (Mil.) An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece
of ordnance and forces it home.
5. (Pyrotech.) One of the small paper cases filled with
combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a
figure.
Free lance, in the Middle Ages, and subsequently, a knight
or roving soldier, who was free to engage for any state or
commander that purchased his services; hence, a person who
assails institutions or opinions on his own responsibility
without regard to party lines or deference to authority.
Lance bucket (Cavalry), a socket attached to a saddle or
stirrup strap, in which to rest the but of a lance.
Lance corporal, same as Lancepesade.
Lance knight, a lansquenet. --B. Jonson.
Lance snake (Zo["o]l.), the fer-de-lance.
Stink-fire lance (Mil.), a kind of fuse filled with a
composition which burns with a suffocating odor; -- used
in the counter operations of miners.
To break a lance, to engage in a tilt or contest.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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