crutches for lame ducks

noun

Conventional reply to an inquisitive child who asks what something is, or what is inside a container.

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Meanings

nouncrutches for lame ducks pl (plural only)
  1. colloquialdatedpluralplural onlyConventional reply to an inquisitive child who asks what something is, or what is inside a container.
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APA

crutches for lame ducks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crutches%20for%20lame%20ducks

MLA

“crutches for lame ducks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crutches%20for%20lame%20ducks. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crutches for lame ducks,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crutches%20for%20lame%20ducks.

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