The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cancelier \Can`cel*ier"\, v. i. [F. chanceler, OF. canseler, to
waver, orig. to cross the legs so as not to fall; from the
same word as E. cancel.] (Falconry)
To turn in flight; -- said of a hawk. [Obs.] --Nares.
[1913 Webster]
He makes his stoop; but wanting breath, is forced
To cancelier. --Massinger.
[1913 Webster] Cancelier
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cancelier \Can`cel*ier"\, Canceleer \Can"cel*eer\, n. (Falconry)
The turn of a hawk upon the wing to recover herself, when she
misses her aim in the stoop. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
The fierce and eager hawks, down thrilling from the
skies,
Make sundry canceliers ere they the fowl can reach.
--Drayton.
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