lanced

noun

1. a thrusting weapon consisting of a long wooden shaft with a sharp metal spearhead
2. lancer
3. any sharp instrument resembling a lance, as a fish spear
4. a surgical lancet

Etymology: OFr < L lancea, light spear, lance, orig. Spanish lance < Celt

transitive verb lanced, lancing lanc′·ing

1. to attack or pierce with or as with a lance
2. to cut open (a boil, etc.) with or as with a lancet