saker \sa"ker\ s=a"k~er, n. f. sacre cf. it. sagro, sp.
    pg. sacre, either fr. l. sacer sacred, holy, as a
   translation of gr. "ie`rax falcon, from "iero`s holy, or more
   probably from ar. ,caqr hawk. written also sacar,
   sacre.
   1. zool.
      a a falcon falco sacer native of southern europe and
          asia, closely resembling the lanner.
          1913 webster

   note: the female is called chargh, and the male
         charghela, or sakeret.
         1913 webster
      b the peregrine falcon. prov. eng.
          1913 webster

   2. mil. a small piece of artillery. --wilhelm.
      1913 webster

            on the bastions were planted culverins and sakers.
                                                  --macaulay.
      1913 webster

            the culverins and sakers showing their deadly
            muzzles over the rampart.             --hawthorne.
      1913 webster
see also:
sacar sacre falco sacer chargh charghela sakeret 

sakeret \sa"keret\ s=a"k~ere^t, n. f. sacret. see
   saker. zool.
   the male of the saker
   a .
       1913 webster
see also:
saker