The Collaborative International Dictionary
Canceleer
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.]
The fierce and eager hawks, down thrilling from the
skies,
Make sundry canceliers ere they the fowl can reach.
--Drayton.