Lant \Lant\, n. [Cf. Lance.]

(Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of small, slender, marine fishes of the genus Ammedytes. The common European species (A. tobianus) and the American species (A. Americanus) live on sandy shores, buried in the sand, and are caught in large quantities for bait. Called also launce, and sand eel.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Launce \Launce\, n. A lance. [Obs.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Launce \Launce\, n. [It. lance, L. lanx, lancis, plate, scale of a balance. Cf. Balance.]

A balance. [Obs.]

Fortune all in equal launce doth sway. --Spenser.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Launce \Launce\, n. (Zo["o]l.) See Lant, the fish.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)