Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- See
canceleer .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Falconry), obsolete The turn of a hawk upon the wing to recover herself, when she misses her aim in the stoop.
- intransitive verb (Falconry), obsolete To turn in flight; -- said of a hawk.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive To
turn in flight.
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Examples
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But were my lady willing to ride a mile or so farther to the Red Pool, I could show you a long - shanked fellow who would make your hawks cancelier till their brains were giddy. "
The Betrothed Walter Scott 1801
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