snye

[ snahy ]

/ snaɪ /

noun Canadian (chiefly Ontario ).

a backwater.

a side-channel, especially one that later rejoins the main stream.

a channel joining two rivers.

Words nearby snye

snug as a bug in a rug, snuggery, snuggies, snuggle, snyder, snye, so, so as to, so be it, so far, so far as

Origin of snye

1810–20; probably < Canadian French chenail, chenal channel, French chenal, blend of Old French chanel, chenel channel¹ and canal canal

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British Dictionary definitions for snye

snye

/ (snaɪ) /

noun

Canadian a side channel of a river

Word Origin for snye

from Canadian French chenail, from French chenal channel 1

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