# send to the glue factory

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To kill, usually a horse.
2. To retire or remove from prominence, usually due to obsolescence, old age or injury.

## Etymology
Since glue was traditionally made by boiling down the hooves of a horse.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/send-to-the-glue-factory