mud
n.— «I am up early because the workers are supposed to be here soon to begin pouring our new concrete driveway. The “mud” as they call it is supposed to arrive at 7 am. » —“New Driveway Updates” by Robert T. Musings from the Mothership Mar. 26, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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