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crutches for lame ducks

crutches for lame ducks noun: conventional reply to an inquisitive child who asks what something is, or what is inside a container.

Noun

crutches for lame ducks pl (plural only)

  1. (colloquial, dated, plural, plural-only) Conventional reply to an inquisitive child who asks what something is, or what is inside a container.

Questions about crutches for lame ducks

What does crutches for lame ducks mean?
Crutches for lame ducks means conventional reply to an inquisitive child who asks what something is, or what is inside a container.
What part of speech is crutches for lame ducks?
Crutches for lame ducks is a noun.

Words near crutches for lame ducks in the dictionary

  1. crutch words
  2. crutched
  3. crutcher
  4. crutchers
  5. crutches
  6. crutches for lame ducks
  7. Crutchfield
  8. Crutchfields
  9. crutching
  10. crutchless
  11. Crutchley

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