lance

lance (http://definr.com/lance)

     n 1: a long pointed rod used as a weapon [syn: spear, shaft]
     2: an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching
        fish [syn: spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig]
     3: a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for
        punctures and small incisions [syn: lancet]
     v 1: move quickly, as if by cutting one's way: "Planes lanced
          towards the shore"
     2: pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight
     3: open by piercing with a lancet, as of a boil