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LAUNCE
Etymology 1
Noun
launce (plural launces)
Obsolete form of lance.
sand eel, sand lance, fish of the family Ammodytidae
Verb
launce (third-person singular simple present launces, present participle launcing, simple past and past participle launced)
Obsolete form of lance.
Etymology 2
Noun
launce (plural launces)
(obsolete) A balance.
Anagrams
• Lucena, auncel, cuneal, lacune, unlace
Source: Wiktionary
Launce, n.
Definition: A lance. [Obs.]
Launce, n. Etym: [It. lance, L. lanx, lancis, plate, scale of a balance. Cf. Balance.]
Definition: A balance. [Obs.] Fortune all in equal launce doth sway. Spenser.
Launce, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: See Lant, the fish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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