Launce \Launce\, n. A lance. [Obs.] Launce \Launce\, n. [It. lance, L. lanx, lancis, plate, scale of a balance. Cf. {Balance}.] A balance. [Obs.] Fortune all in equal launce doth sway. --Spenser. Launce \Launce\, n. (Zo["o]l.) See {Lant}, the fish.
launce n : very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches [syn: {sand lance}, {sand launce}, {sand eel}]