send to the glue factory
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Glue was traditionally made by boiling down horses' hooves.
Verb
[edit]send to the glue factory (third-person singular simple present sends to the glue factory, present participle sending to the glue factory, simple past and past participle sent to the glue factory)
- (euphemistic) To kill, usually a horse.
- Synonyms: put down, put to sleep
- (of a person, humorous) To retire or remove from prominence, usually due to obsolescence, old age or injury.
- Synonym: put out to pasture