DCHP-1 Online
chenail Cdn French 
n. (especially in place names) a channel. See etymology at snye.
- 1779 To be Sold . . . Another piece of ground . . . by the High Road and behind the Chenail du Moine.
- 1886 The band known as the Chippewas of Chenail Ecarte and St Clair . . . raised crops far in excess of those of any previous year.
- 1779 To be Sold . . . Another piece of ground . . . by the High Road and behind the Chenail du Moine.