English Explanatory Dictionary

glue factory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A notional place where (usually old or unwanted) horses are sent to be slaughtered or euthanized.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see glue, factory.

Word forms

glue factory glue factories

Etymology

From glue + factory, from the former practice of using collagen from horses to make animal glue. First attested in the 18th century.

Synonyms

dog-food factory
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