The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Channel \Chan"nel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Channeled, or
   Channelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Channeling, or
   Channelling.]
   1. To form a channel in; to cut or wear a channel or channels
      in; to groove.
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            No more shall trenching war channel her fields.
                                                  --Shak.
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   2. To course through or over, as in a channel. --Cowper.
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