Gentle Annie

English

Etymology

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

Gentle Annie (plural Gentle Annies)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, informal) A long uphill road or trail without a resting place.

   Gentle Annie Hill, New Zealand

   Gentle Annie Rise, Tasmania