lance
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Weaponslancelance1 /lɑːns $ læns/ noun [countable] PMWa long thin pointed weapon that was used in the past by soldiers riding on horseslancelance2 verb [transitive] CUREto cut a small hole in someone’s flesh with a sharp instrument to let out pus (=yellow liquid produced by infection)→ See Verb tableOrigin lance1 (1200-1300) Old French Latin lancea