Gentle Annie
English
editEtymology
editPossibly 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
editGentle 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