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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Can·cel·ier v. i.  Falconry To turn in flight; -- said of a hawk. [Obs.]
 He makes his stoop; but wanting breath, is forced
 To cancelier.   --Massinger.
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Can·cel·ier 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.
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