Phrase guide
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verb
To kill, usually a horse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic, idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: put down, put to sleep
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To retire or remove from prominence, usually due to obsolescence, old age or injury.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous, idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: put out to pasture
Antonyms: none provided
History
Since glue was traditionally made by boiling down the hooves of a horse.
