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skylab
 n.— «Already in the gold rush mountain of Diwalwal (Monkayo, Davao del Norte) they use the same Honda motorcycle differently—no side car but it accommodates as many as eight passengers. They call it “skylab,” for it zooms up the mountain like an American Skylab.» —“Pinoy na Pinoy Gift from the mountains” by Edilberto Alegre BusinessWorld (Philippines) Nov. 4, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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