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Old horses are often slaughtered when they are no longer useful. Glue factories use parts like horse hoofs to make glue. So this phrase came to mean that someone was no longer useful and was gotten rid of.

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What is the meaning of the idiom 'sent to the glue factory'?

The idiom "sent to the glue factory" is a metaphorical way of saying that someone or something has been discarded or disposed of in a harsh or cruel manner, usually due to being no longer useful or valuable. It is often used to describe a situation where a person or thing has been replaced or rendered obsolete.


What happen to Boxer in Animal Farm?

Boxer was sent to the glue factory. (They killed him.)


How many horses get sent to the mink farm a year?

well there is no such thing for horses called a mink house. there is a slaughter house and the glue factory. both are illegal in the US


What animal is mainly glue?

Just parts of animals have been used to make glue. Animal collagen has been used for thousands of years to make glue. Hides from mammals, fish have been commonly used. Horses (often said to be "sent to the glue factory), cattle and pigs have been used. These days, most glues are synthetic.


What did they use the horses for when they were dead in pioneer times?

pioneers in th west used horses for, so they can prepare land,and when pioneers went hunting they would bring their horse


What do they do with horses at the glue factory?

An animal glue is an adhesive that is created by prolonged boiling of animal connective tissue. These protein colloid glues are formed through hydrolysis of the collagen from skins, bones, tendons, and other tissues, similar to gelatin. The word "collagen" itself derives from Greek kolla, glue. These proteins form a molecular bond with the glued object. Stereotypically, the animal in question is a horse, and horses that are euthanized are often said to have been sent to the "glue factory." In fact, animal glue is produced from a variety of different animal species besides horses.


Where does the chocolate get sent after it is picked?

to the factory then to the store


Can you adjust trigger on bar safari?

It can be sent to the factory for adjustment.


Is there paper factory in latur?

No.... there is no paper factory in Latur. Paper is shipped or sent to Latur by other country that provides it to them.


Tragedy of Boxer in Animal Farm?

Boxer was injured because he worked too hard. After that, it was arranged that he would be sent to a veterinarian/animal hospital facility. However, Squealer, being as smart as he is, sent him off to the glue factory. He obviously died there.He was sent off to the glue factory, courtesy of the pigs, who found him unprofitable since he could not work with a broken leg.After helping with the harvest, boxer dies of fatigue. He gets sold to be made into glue.


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What is the idiom meaning of 'sent for errands'?

If you are sent on an errand or run an errand for someone you are doing a small job for them that takes you away from the home or where you would normally be. [A short trip taken to perform a specified task, usually for another]. Delivering a message to your mothers friend down the road or going out to collect the groceries would be 'running an errand'.