Green’s Dictionary of Slang

murdered, killed.

1909		J. Ware Passing Eng. of the Victorian Era.
1929		T. Gordon Born to Be (1975) 40: Spring brought me diphtheria and nearly put me out.
1930		R. Whitfield Green Ice (1988) 54: Why was Wirt Donner put out?
1971		T. Thackrey Thief 379: You know, those fucking put-out-man coppers they got tired of waiting around.