Lance

·noun A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.

II. Lance ·vt To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.

III. Lance ·vt To throw in the manner of a lance. ·see Lanch.

IV. Lance ·noun A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell.

V. Lance ·noun An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home.

VI. Lance ·noun One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure.

VII. Lance ·vt To open with a lancet; to Pierce; as, to lance a vein or an Abscess.

VIII. Lance ·noun 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.