Meaning
The throat, gullet, or stomach — as in a fowl's craw, the pouch where it holds its food. 'Nutten nuh deh inna mi craw' means I've had nothing to eat, nothing has passed my throat. Figuratively, the word names the appetite, and it appears, too, for something that sticks and nags at you: a grievance that 'stick inna mi craw' is one you cannot swallow or let go of. So 'craw' runs from the plain gullet to hunger and on to the lodged resentment that will not go down.
Examples
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Since mawnin nutten nuh pass mi craw.
Since morning nothing has passed my throat (I haven't eaten).
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Di bone nearly stick inna mi craw.
The bone nearly stuck in my throat.
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Dat insult stick inna mi craw.
That insult still bothers me (sticks in my craw).
Origin
From 'craw' (a bird's crop/gullet), extended in Patois to the human throat, gullet, or stomach.
How it’s used
Chiefly the throat/gullet; figuratively appetite, or a grievance that lingers ('stick inna mi craw').