lance
lance/lans/
noun
- a long weapon for thrusting, having a wooden shaft and a pointed steel head, formerly used by a horseman in charging."the warriors bore lances tipped with iron or steel"synonyms: spear, pike, javelin, bayonet, shaft, harpoon
- a metal pipe supplying a jet of oxygen to a furnace or to a hot flame for cutting.
- a rigid tube at the end of a hose for pumping or spraying liquid.
verb
prick or cut open with a lancet or other sharp instrument.
"abscesses should not be lanced until there is a soft spot in the center"
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