mahogany reef
n.— «If you’ve got $550 to spend on a day’s sport, he’ll meet you at a Lake Montauk bar he calls The Mahogany Reef and take you to some of the finest fishing you’ll ever enjoy.» —“The Executive Went Fishing” by Bob Wacker Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.) May 25, 1986. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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