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fun⋅nel
[fuhn-l] 
noun, verb, -neled, -nel⋅ing or (especially British
) -nelled, -nel⋅ling.–noun
| 1. | a cone-shaped utensil with a tube at the apex for conducting liquid or other substance through a small opening, as into a bottle, jug, or the like. |
| 2. | a smokestack, esp. of a steamship. |
| 3. | a flue, tube, or shaft, as for ventilation. |
| 4. | Eastern New England. a stovepipe. |
–verb (used with object)
| 5. | to concentrate, channel, or focus: They funneled all income into research projects. |
| 6. | to pour through or as if through a funnel. |
–verb (used without object)
| 7. | to pass through or as if through a funnel. |
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME fonel < OPr fonilh (Gascon) < VL *fundibulum, for L infundibulum, deriv. of infundere to pour in
1375–1425; late ME fonel < OPr fonilh (Gascon) < VL *fundibulum, for L infundibulum, deriv. of infundere to pour in
Related forms:
fun⋅nel⋅like, adjective
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Link To funnels
| fun·nel (fŭn'əl) n.
v. intr.
[Middle English fonel, from Provençal fonilh, from Late Latin fundibulum, from Latin īnfundibulum, from īnfundere, to pour in; see infuse.] |
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