mechanical

mechanical
adjective /mɪˈkanɪk(ə)l,məˈkæ.nə.kəl/
a) Characteristic of someone who does manual labour for a living; coarse, vulgar.

all manner of silks were already become so vile and abject, that was any man seene to weare them, he was presently judged to be some countrie fellow, or mechanicall man.

b) Related to mechanics .

mechanical engineering


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