Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • See sacre.
  • noun A kind of hawk used in falconry, especially the female, which is larger than the male, the latter being called a sakeret or sacret.
  • noun A small piece of artillery, smaller than the demiculverin, formerly much employed in sieges.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A falcon (Falco sacer) native of Southern Europe and Asia, closely resembling the lanner.
  • noun Prov. Eng. The peregrine falcon.
  • noun (Mil.) A small piece of artillery.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A falcon (Falco cherrug) native of Southern Europe and Asia.
  • noun A medium cannon slightly smaller than a culverin developed during the early 17th century.

Etymologies

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From French sacre, from Spanish sacro, from Arabic صقر, probably from Turkic soŋqur.

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  • a shaker quaker??

    August 31, 2011