Gentle Annie
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly related to the Celtic goddess Anann (an aspect of the Mórrígan responsible, among other things, for culling weak cattle) or to the Stephen Foster song Gentle Annie (1856).
Noun
[edit]Gentle Annie (plural Gentle Annies)
- (Australia, New Zealand, informal) A long uphill road or trail without a resting place.
- Gentle Annie Hill, New Zealand
- Gentle Annie Rise, Tasmania