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Webster 1913 Edition
Mechanic
1.
The art of the application of the laws of motion or force to construction.
[Obs.]
An art quite lost with our
mechanics
. Sir T. Browne.
Me-chan′ic
(mē̍-kăn′ĭk)
, Adj.
1.
Having to do with the application of the laws of motion in the art of constructing or making things; of or pertaining to mechanics; mechanical;
“These mechanic philosophers.” as, the
. mechanic
artsRay.
Mechanic
slaves,With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers.
Shakespeare
2.
Of or pertaining to a mechanic or artificer, or to the class of artisans; hence, rude; common; vulgar.
To make a god, a hero, or a king
Descend to a
Descend to a
mechanic
dialect. Roscommon.
Sometimes he ply’d the strong,
mechanic
tool. Thomson.
3.
Base.
[Obs.]
Whitlock.