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snye

[ snahy ]
/ snaɪ /
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noun Canadian (chiefly Ontario).
a backwater.
a side-channel, especially one that later rejoins the main stream.
a channel joining two rivers.
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Origin of snye

1810–20; probably <Canadian French chenail, chenal channel, French chenal, blend of Old French chanel, chenelchannel1 and canalcanal

Words nearby snye

snuggery, snuggies, snuggle, snugly, Snyder, snye, so, soak, soakage, soakaway, soaked to the skin
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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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