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Above the courses come the lower topsails, above them the upper topsails, above them the lower topgallant-sails, then the upper topgallant-sails, then the royals, and, on the mainmast, the skysail, though sometimes there are skysails to all masts, and over the main skysail comes a "scraper" or moon-raker.
Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 Various
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Moreover, Master Will, an he were handsome and a moon-raker, my wife, that is now at rest, would ever take his part, and cry shame on me for a cuckoldy villain to teaze a sweet, loyal gentleman so, that would pay when a could -- moreover --
Cromwell Alfred B. Richards
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"No," said Mrs. Dotting, rather indignantly; "I'm no moon-raker.
International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 8, August 19, 1850 Various
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