skylab

skylab
 n.β€” Β«Arrive New Israel by foot, jeepney or skylab (extended motorcycle).Β» β€”β€œGuidesβ€”Mount Apo β€”Davao del Sur and North Cotabato Provinces” by Robert Gardner Bundok Philippines Apr. 12, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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