Sā'ker, n.
n. [Fr., Sp., & Pg. sacre, It. sagro, from Lat. sacer, sacred, holy, Lat. falco sacer, Ger. sakerfalk, Gr. ἱέραξ.]
Sense 1. (Ornith.) A species of falcon.
On his right hand flew A saker. Chapman.
Sense 2. (Mil.) A small piece of artillery. [Rare.]
Ply them with all manner of shot, minion, Saker, culverin, or any thing. B. Jonson.
On the bastions were planted culverins and sakers. Macaulay.