saker

saker is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] A falcon (Falco sacer) native of Southern Europe and Asia, closely resembling the lanner.

[2] The peregrine falcon. [Prov. Eng.]

[3] A small piece of artillery. Wilhelm. On the bastions were planted culverins and sakers. Macaulay. The culverins and sakers showing their deadly muzzles over the rampart. Hawthorne.

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