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moonrakers

The correct spelling is moonrakers.

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noun

Say it like: Moo-nra-ker-s

The correct spelling is moonrakers. Someone from Wiltshire. (After a story in which some Wiltshire peasants, seeing the reflection of the moon in a shallow pool, tried to rake it out.)

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noun

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

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