glue factory
glue factory · glue factories
A notional place where horses are sent to be slaughtered or euthanizedA notional place where (usually old or unwanted) horses are sent to be slaughtered or euthanized.
» The production was halted after a horse fled from the glue factory.
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2 sensesA notional place where (usually old or unwanted) horses are sent to be slaughtered or euthanized.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see glue, factory.
Examples
1 sentencesThe production was halted after a horse fled from the glue factory.
Origin
From glue + factory, from the former practice of using collagen from horses to make animalFrom glue + factory, from the former practice of using collagen from horses to make animal glue. First attested in the 18th century.
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Forms
plural: glue factories| Singular | glue factory |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsdog-food factory