lance

US /læns/
UK /læns/
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a long weapon with a wooden shaft and a pointed metal head, formerly used by horsemen in charging

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The knight carried a shining lance into battle.
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He practiced tilting with a wooden lance.
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spearpikejavelin
1.

to pierce or cut with a lance or similar sharp instrument

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The doctor had to lance the boil to drain the pus.
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He decided to lance the blister with a sterilized needle.
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piercepunctureincisecut
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fer-de-lance