LAUNCE
Launce, n.
Defn: A lance. [Obs.]
LAUNCE Launce, n. Etym: [It. lance, L. lanx, lancis, plate, scale of a balance. Cf. Balance.]
Defn: A balance. [Obs.]
Fortune all in equal launce doth sway. Spenser.
LAUNCE
Launce, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Lant, the fish.
LAUNCEGAYE
Launce"gaye`, n.
Defn: See Langegaye. [Obs.]
LAUNCH Launch, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Launched; p. pr. & vb. n. Launching.] Etym: [OE. launchen to throw as a lance, OF. lanchier, another form of lancier, F. lancer, fr. lance lance. See Lance.] [Written also lanch.]
1. To throw, as a lance or dart; to hurl; to let fly.