DCHP-1 Online
dry snye Obs. 
a dry side channel which, when deepened and filled with water from a snye-dam served as a by-pass enabling raftsmen to avoid rapids.
See also: snye (def. 1b) snye-dam
- 1826 We are also busy forming a channel through the rapids, for the sake of the raftsmen--this is done by building two strong dams, and deepening what is called a dry snie.
- 1826 We are also busy forming a channel through the rapids, for the sake of the raftsmen--this is done by building two strong dams, and deepening what is called a dry snie.