mahogany reef
n.— «Jake was watching with owl-like contempt from the sundeck, and his classic line, oft-repeated at the “mahogany reef” (slang for “bar”) when I repeatedly failed to gaff a bass was, “Well, he managed to beat one into submission.”» —“As The Anchor Drags” by Tom Gogola Fairfield County Weekly (Conn.) Apr. 7, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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