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 5 definitions foundFrom WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: launce noun: very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches [syn: {sand lance}, {sand launce}, {sand eel}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Lant \Lant\, noun [Cf. {Lance}.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of small, slender, marine fishes of the genus {Ammedytes}. The common European species ({Ammedytes tobianus}) and the American species ({Ammedytes Americanus}) live on sandy shores, buried in the sand, and are caught in large quantities for bait. Called also {launce}, and {sand eel}. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Launce \Launce\, noun A lance. [Obs.] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Launce \Launce\, noun [It. lance, L. lanx, lancis, plate, scale of a balance. Cf. {Balance}.] A balance. [Obs.] Fortune all in equal launce doth sway. --Spenser. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Launce \Launce\, noun (Zo["o]l.) See {Lant}, the fish. | |||
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