moonraker

Noun

(plural moonrakers)

Someone from Wiltshire. (After a story in which some Wiltshire peasants, seeing the reflection of the moon in a pool, tried to rake it out.)
(nautical) A small, light sail located high on a mast (above the skysail) and used for speed.

Origin

moon +‎ raker

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