could eat the crutch from a low flying duck

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could eat the crutch from a low flying duck

1. (Australia, slang) Alternative form of could eat the crotch out of a low flying duck
   • 1999 March 6, Tom D, “LaGrande - asking for trouble”, in alt.music.leonard-cohen (Usenet):

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

   • 2008, Rachael Treasure, The Rouseabout, →ISBN:

     '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.