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Gentle Annie
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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
en Australia New Zealand informal A long uphill road or trail without a resting place.
Gentle Annie Hill, New Zealand
Gentle Annie Rise, Tasmania
en locality shire:Pref/Baw Baw south eastern s/Victoria c/Australia.
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