launce
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of launce
First recorded in 1615–25; variant of lance 2
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Like fam'd La Mancha's knight, who launce in hand, Mounted his steed to free th' enchanted land, Our Quixote bard sets forth a monster-taming, Arm'd at all points, to fight that hydra—Gaming.
From The Gamester (1753) by Charles H. Peake
Againe in a ditty to a mistresse of ours, where we likened the cure of Loue to Achilles launce.
From The Arte of English Poesie by George Puttenham
But first my launce did put him from his horse.
From The Spanish Tragedie by Thomas Kyd
The good old Albert pants, again To dare the hostile field, The cause of Henry to maintain, For him, the launce to wield.
From Poems (1786), Volume I. by Helen Maria Williams
Thei cannot handle a target: nor but fewe of theim a launce or a long sweard.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 06 Madiera, the Canaries, Ancient Asia, Africa, etc. by Richard Hakluyt
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