Căn'cel-iēr'1, v. i.
v. i. (Falconry.) To turn in flight; — said of a hawk.
He makes his stoop; but wanting breath, is forced To cancelier. Messinger.
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Cancelier
Căn'cel-iēr' or Căn'cel-ler2, n.
n. [Fr. chanceler, to waver.] (Falconry.) The turn of a hawk upon the wing to recover herself, when she misses her aim in the stoop. Nares. The fierce and eager hawks, down thrilling from the skies, Make sundry cancel(i)ers ere they the fowl can reach. Drayton.