n.
The Australian species of this fishis Congrogradus subducens, Richards., found in North-West Australia. The Launces or Sand-eels of theNorthern Hemisphere belong to a different group.
·noun ·see <<Lant>>, the fish. II. Launce ·noun A <<Lance>>. III. Launce ·noun A <<Balance>>. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A term when the pump sucks from the Danish lœns, exhausted. Also, a west-country term for the sand...
The Sailor's Word-Book
An offensive weapon used of old, but prohibited by statute so far back as 7 Richard II. c. 13. ...
♦ Ammodytes tobianus, a small eel-like fish, which buries itself in the sand. ...