snye snyes or snies [< Cdn F chenail channel; cf. Mod.F chenal] DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
1a n. — Esp. Ottawa Valley
a side-channel, especially one that bypasses a falls or rapids, rejoining the main river downstream and thus creating an island.
See also: snye (def. 1c)
1b n. — Lumbering, Obs., Esp. Ottawa Valley
such a side channel used as a route for rafts and cribs of timber.
See also: dry snye rafting-channel timber snye
1c n. — Esp. Ottawa Valley
in place names.
2a n. — Northwest
a narrow, meandering, sluggish side-channel of a river, usually shallow and often coming to a dead end.
See also: back-channel side-channel side-chute slough (DCHP-1) (def. 3)
2b n. — Northwest
See 1923 quote.
See also: fast snye
2c n. — Northwest
a river side-channel used by bush pilots for landing aircraft equipped with floats or, in winter, skis.