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Elance

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.]

While thy unerring hand elanced . . . a dart.
--Prior.

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elance

vb. (context transitive archaic English) To throw like a lance; to hurl.

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Elance

Elance was an online staffing platform based in Mountain View, California, United States now operated by Upwork.

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As he turned to go, he gave me a brief elance from the corner of his eyes.