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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : fuhn-l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfʌn l |
Definition of funnel
Origin :- c.1400, from Middle French fonel, from Provençal enfounilh, "a word from the Southern wine trade" [Weekley], from Late Latin fundibulum, shortened from Latin infundibulum "a funnel or hopper in a mill," from infundere "pour in," from in- "in" + fundere "pour" (see found (v.2)).
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- Pour it through a funnel into half-pint bottles, and cork them well.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- On the outside the ground slopes away gently from the funnel.
- Extract from : « Johnny Bear » by E. T. Seton
- A Prairie-dog hole is shaped like a funnel, going straight down.
- Extract from : « Johnny Bear » by E. T. Seton
- She had not a sail aloft nor a plume of smoke in her funnel.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
- The funnel was freshly painted black with a red band at the top.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
- "We'll have steam up in an hour," he announced, glancing up at the funnel.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
- A desolate and lonely craft, the smoke draggled out of her funnel.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- The cabin is kept in place by the funnel, which slips off just above the roof.
- Extract from : « Harper's Young People, July 6, 1880 » by Various
- The road ahead was like a funnel of dust; the road behind was like the tail of a comet.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- The smoke tossed out of the funnel was settling down upon her deck.
- Extract from : « Typhoon » by Joseph Conrad
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