a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
serving for wages in a foreign army
working for yourself
a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
shaped like a lance
pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight
an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
open by piercing with a lancet
move quickly, as if by cutting one's way
a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
