Elancing

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Elance \E*lance"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elanced}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Elancing}.] [F. ['e]lancer, OF. eslancier; pref. es- (L.
     ex) + F. lancer to dart, throw, fr. lance.]
     To throw as a lance; to hurl; to dart. [R.]
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           While thy unerring hand elanced . . . a dart. --Prior.
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