Gen. viii. 21.
Will he draw out, For anger's sake, finite to infinite?
Milton.
Knowledge is for the sake of man, and not man for the sake of
knowledge.
Sir W. Hamilton.
The -s of the possessive case preceding sake is sometimes omitted for
euphony; as, for goodness sake. "For conscience sake." 1 Cor. x. 28.
The plural sakes is often used with a possessive plural. "For both our
sakes." Shak.
Sa"ker (s"kr), 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. çaqr hawk.] [Written also
sacar, sacre.] 1. (Zoöl.) (a) A falcon (Falco sacer) native of Southern
Europe and Asia, closely resembling the lanner.
The female is called chargh, and the male charghela, or sakeret.
(b) The peregrine falcon. [Prov. Eng.]