'Canceleer' definitions:

Definition of 'Canceleer'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]