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 107 Anatomy. A skeleton. See 'Natomy. • Ancell. A steelyard. The Cornishman. Anek. *' Crying anek." This crying of an4k is a harvest ceremony, probably of very great antiquity. The a is pronounced like a in mate; the accent is very strong on nek. There are some variations in "crying an^k/' This is how the writer remembers it : The reaper, with his reaping hook, (it was thought a shame to cut wheat with any other tool) having cut a last handful of wheat, held and waved it high over his head, as with a loud and joyful voice he cried, on which the other harvesters standing around shouted, '* What have'e?, What have'e?, What have'e? and then arose the triumphant cry, Anek, Anek, Anek.— Hooraa ! Lhuyd (Archoeologia) says, Anaic (Irish) means " save (thou) me." It would seem that when a Cornishman cries Anek, an6k, an6k — Hooraa ! " its equivalent in English is Saved, saved, saved — Hurrah ! A full account of this ceremony is given in E. Hunt's Angallish. Gallows-like. Vicious. Angleditch. Earthworm. Also called Angle-twitch, and Angle-touch. Carew calls it Tag-worm. In Devonshire it is Angle-dog, and Angle-twitch. (Angeltwecca. Ang. Saxon.)
 * ' I have et, I have et, I have et,"
 * ' Romances of the West of England."