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   What is the meaning of Moonraker?

   • The meaning of Moonraker is a simpleton or stupid fellow. Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

   Moonraker Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   What is a Moon Raker?

   • This proof of more than Athenian penetration, observed the old gentleman, is the chief feather in their caps, and has obtained them the honourable denomination of the Moon-Rakers. The word moonraker is first attested in Philalethes again! Or, Candidus unmasked! (London, 1767), a religious pamphlet by Thomas Randall.

   meaning and origin of the noun ‘moonraker’ – word histories

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   Who invented the word Moon Raker?

   • The English antiquary and lexicographer Francis Grose (1731-91) explained the word in A Provincial Glossary, with a collection of local proverbs, and popular superstitions (London, 1787): Wiltshire moon-rakers. Some Wiltshire rusticks, as the story goes, seeing the figure of the moon in a pond, attempted to rake it out.

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   Why are there Moonrakers?

   • Why Moonrakers? There are variations on the legend of Moonrakers and the location of the legend is claimed by many locales within Wiltshire and a couple outside.The form told by Wiltshire's detractors is that a traveller came upon some drunken Wiltshire men one moonlit night. They were trying to rake a round glowing object from a pool.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › moonrakerMOONRAKER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   MOONRAKER definition: 1. a square sail at the top of a mast (= a tall pole) on a sailing boat, above the skysail…. Learn more.

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     MOONRAKER meaning: 1. a square sail at the top of a mast (=...

   • Znaczenie Moonraker, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     moonraker definicja: 1. a square sail at the top of a mast...

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     moonraker translate: 月帆（一種方形的帆）, 英國威爾特郡人（尤指參與走私的人）. Learn...

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     moonraker translate: 月帆（一种方形的帆）, 英国威尔特郡人（尤指参与走私的人）. Learn...

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   Moonraker definition: a light square sail set above a skysail.. See examples of MOONRAKER used in a sentence.

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   Definition. Entries Near. Show more. Save Word. moonraker. noun. 1. chiefly British : a stupid fellow : simpleton. 2. : moonsail. Love words? You must — there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one that’s only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.

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   What does the noun moonraker mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun moonraker . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › moonrakerMOONRAKER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   noun. nautical. a small square sail set above a skysail. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. moonraker in American English. (ˈmuːnˌreikər) noun. 1. Also called: moonsail (ˈmuːnsəl, -ˌseil) Nautical. a light square sail set above a skysail. 2. a simpleton. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

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   moonraker. What is the meaning of "moonraker"? Definition Translator Phrasebook open_in_new. chevron_right. English definitions powered by Oxford Languages. moonraker. volume_up. UK /ˈmuːnˌreɪkə/noun1. (British English, dialect)a native of the county of Wiltshire. word origin.

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   Jun 24, 2017 · The word moonraker designates a native of the county of Wiltshire, in southern England. The English antiquary and lexicographer Francis Grose (1731-91) explained the word in A Provincial Glossary, with a collection of local proverbs, and popular superstitions (London, 1787): Wiltshire moon-rakers.