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launce
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launce, n.
A lance. [1913 Webster]
launce, n. [It. lance, L. lanx, lancis, plate, scale of a balance. Cf. Balance.].
A balance. [1913 Webster]
"Fortune all in equal launce doth sway." [1913 Webster]
launce, n.
See Lant, the fish. [1913 Webster]
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