Dictionary entry

Lance (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Lance, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Lanced (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Lancing (?).] 1. To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.

Seized the due victim, and with fury lanced

Her back. Dryden.

2. To open with a lancet; to pierce; as, to lance a vein or an abscess.

3. To throw in the manner of a lance. See Lanch.