Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A funnel.
- noun A container for pouring molten metal into a mold, having holes in the bottom to prevent splashing.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A kind of
funnel used inbrewing fitting into thebung-hole of atun orcask . - noun A
funnel (usually) used insmelting ,foundry work etc. - noun A funnel used to create a
siphonic break in a drainage system and/or provide visual indication of flow, usually in an overflow line.
Etymologies
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Examples
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It is called a tundish in Lower Drumcondra, said Stephen, laughing, where they speak the best English. —
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Is that called a tundish in Ireland? asked the dean.
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-- It is called a tundish in Lower Drumcondra, said Stephen, laughing, where they speak the best English.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Joyce, James, 1882-1941 1922
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It is called a tundish in Lower Drumcondra, said Stephen, laughing, where they speak the best English.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Joyce, James, 1882-1941 1922
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Is that called a tundish in Ireland? asked the dean.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Joyce, James, 1882-1941 1922
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-- Is that called a tundish in Ireland? asked the dean.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Joyce, James, 1882-1941 1922
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-- It is called a tundish in Lower Drumcondra, said Stephen, laughing, where they speak the best English.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man James Joyce 1911
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-- Is that called a tundish in Ireland? asked the dean.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man James Joyce 1911
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The clergyman was just going to knock when he heard a clinking noise, and turning saw through the open door of a black shed just behind him an elderly woman in a black lace cap stooping among reddish big cans, pouring a very bright liquid into a tundish.
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The woman put down her can, took the tundish and laid it on a shelf, then rose with a tin bottle.
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