What does in use mean?

in use

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.80 in modern English

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"Our theory in use is often different from the one we espouse to."
"The man, ye should ken, was cast upon a rock in the sea, where it appears the Good People were in use to come and rest as they went through to Ireland."

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