moonraker

The moonraker is the sail at the very top of the mast.

Meaning

Someone from Wiltshire.
A small, light sail located high on a mast (above the skysail) and used for speed.

moon + raker
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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