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Launce vs Lant - What's the difference?

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Lant is a synonym of launce.



As nouns the difference between launce and lant

is that launce is a lance while lant is aged urine.

As a verb lant is

to flavor (ale) with aged urine.

launce

English

Etymology 1

See (lance).

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A lance.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) lance, (etyl) lanx, ; compare (balance).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A balance.
  • :* Fortune all in equal launce doth sway. -

    • Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology) greater sand eel,

    • Anagrams

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    lant

    English

    Etymology 1

    Alteration of earlier .

    Noun

    (-)
  • Aged urine.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To flavor (ale) with aged urine.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

  • (UK, dialect, Northern England) (the card game)
    • (Halliwell)

    Etymology 3

    Compare (m).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of several species of slender marine fishes of the genus Ammedytes''. The common European species (''A. tobianus'') and the American species (''A. Americanus ) live on sandy shores, buried in the sand, and are caught in large quantities for bait.
    • Synonyms
    * launce * sand eel (Webster 1913)

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