mud map

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Noun

mud map (plural mud maps)

1. (Australia, slang) A roughly drawn map or set of directions, especially one drawn on the ground. [from 20th c.]
   • 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 189:

     This was just the mud-map, just enough to make sure I did not miss the turning to the Scenic View.