lance rest

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noun

a support for a couched lance, fixed to the breastplate of a suit of armor.

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Origin of lance rest

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby lance rest

Lancelot, Sir, lance of courtesy, lanceolate, lancepod, lancer, lance rest, lancers, lance sergeant, lancet, lancet arch, lancet clock

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How to use lance rest in a sentence

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I will turn my nose up when you offer me the rest of some delicious pastry that you nibbled on.
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Hopefully, she got as much of a laugh out of it as the rest of the world has.
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They let us get ahead of the outfit, then the rest of the guys came in.
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Egypt has a comparatively low number of HIV cases compared to the rest of Africa, with just 11,000 infected people nationwide.
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Edna Pontellier, casting her eyes about, had finally kept them at rest upon the sea.
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He worketh under correction, and seeketh to rest: let his hands be idle, and he seeketh liberty.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
We had half a dozen passengers to Ferrara; for the rest of the way, I had this extensive traveling establishment to myself.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
If he continue, he shall leave a name above a thousand: and if he rest, it shall be to his advantage.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Captains Spotstroke and Pool were equally careful; the rest of those present drank freely.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills

British Dictionary definitions for lance rest

lance rest

noun

a hinged bracket on the breastplate of a medieval horseman on which the lance was rested in a charge

a similar structure on a knight's saddle

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