tundish

  1. Noun.   funnel (usually) used in smelting, foundry work etc. .
  2. Noun.   funnel used to create a siphonic break in a drainage system and/or provide visual indication of flow, usually in an overflow line.
  3. Noun.   wooden dish or shallow vessel with a tube at the bottom fitting into the bunghole of a tun or cask, forming a kind of funnel used in brewing.

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