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Line 7: By [[1850]] this figurative sense of the word was in common use, appearing in the writings [[Thomas Carlyle]] amongst others, who wrote of "''idlers, game-preservers, and mere human clothes-horses''" (''[[Latter Day Pamphlets]]'', No. III. ''DOWNING STREET'', [[April 1]], [[1850]]). The intended implication of this ~~use~~usage was that the person's main function was simply to wear clothes, and that he or she had no other use.

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