could eat the crutch from a low flying duck

A form of could eat the crotch out of a low flying duck — Am/are/is extremely hungry.

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  1. AustraliaalternativeslangAlternative form of could eat the crotch out of a low flying duck.

    Now I have to go and eat. I'm so hungry I could eat the crutch out of a low-flying duck!

    1999 March 6, Tom D, “LaGrande - asking for trouble”, in alt.music.leonard-cohen (Usenet)
    1 more example

    'And how's Dave?' 'So hungry I could eat the diff out of a shit truck,' came Dave's deep voice from beneath the tarp. 'Or eat the crutch from a low-flying duck,' Kate added.

    2008, Rachael Treasure, The Rouseabout, →ISBN
Cite this entry
APA

could eat the crutch from a low flying duck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/could%20eat%20the%20crutch%20from%20a%20low%20flying%20duck

MLA

“could eat the crutch from a low flying duck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/could%20eat%20the%20crutch%20from%20a%20low%20flying%20duck. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “could eat the crutch from a low flying duck,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/could%20eat%20the%20crutch%20from%20a%20low%20flying%20duck.

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