lance Definition

lance
noun

1. A long spear with a hard pointed head at one end and sometimes a small flag at the other, used as a weapon by charging horsemen.
2. Any similarly shaped implement used in hunting, whaling, etc.

verb lanced, lancing

1. To cut open (a boil, abscess, etc) with a lancet.

Thesaurus: pierce, lacerate, cut.
2. To pierce with, or as if with, a lance.

Etymology: 13c: from Latin lancea a light spear with a leather thong attached.