launce

[ lans, lahns ]

/ læns, lɑns /

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Origin of launce

First recorded in 1615–25; variant of lance²

Words nearby launce

Laughton, laugh track, laugh up one's sleeve, lau lau, laumontite, launce, Launceston, launch, launch control center, launcher, launch pad

How to use launce in a sentence

Mr. Ponsonby's Launce, too, was capital, carefully thought out and consistently rendered.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, February 18, 1893|Various
After a run to St. Launce's she always had a feed of corn to support her on the return journey.
A Pair of Blue Eyes|Thomas Hardy
Natalie's smartly-slippered foot felt its way cautiously inch by inch over the carpet till it touched Launce's boot.
Miss or Mrs.?|Wilkie Collins
At the same moment Natalie laid down her knife and softly touched Launce under the table.
Miss or Mrs.?|Wilkie Collins

The locker was a broad one; Launce was able to seat himself partially behind her.
Miss or Mrs.?|Wilkie Collins

British Dictionary definitions for launce

launce

/ (lɑːns) /

noun

another name for the sand eel

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