| 2H6 I.iii.191 | [York to Horner] Base dunghill villain and mechanical |
| JC I.i.3 | [Flavius to Commoners] Being mechanical, you ought not walk / Upon a labouring day without the sign / Of your profession |
| MND III.ii.9 | [Puck to Oberon, of the rustics] A crew of patches, rude mechanicals ... / Were met together |