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tundish

/ˈtʌn.dɪʃ/

tundish noun: a kind of funnel used in brewing fitting into the bung-hole of a tun or cask.

tundish: a kind of funnel used in brewing fitting into the bung-hole of a tun or cask
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Noun

tundish (plural tundishes)

  1. A kind of funnel used in brewing fitting into the bung-hole of a tun or cask.
    • For filling a bottle with a Tunne-dish.1623, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, page iii. i. 431
    • That? said Stephen. Is that called a funnel? Is it not a tundish?1916, James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, page 368
  2. A funnel used in smelting, foundry work etc.
  3. A funnel used to create a siphonic break in a drainage system and/or provide visual indication of flow, usually in an overflow line.

Forms of tundish

pluraltundishes

Origin of tundish

From tun + dish.

Questions about tundish

What does tundish mean?
Tundish means a kind of funnel used in brewing fitting into the bung-hole of a tun or cask.
What part of speech is tundish?
Tundish is a noun.
How do you pronounce tundish?
Tundish is pronounced /ˈtʌn.dɪʃ/.
What is the plural of tundish?
The plural of tundish is tundishes.

Words near tundish in the dictionary

  1. Tuncester
  2. Tunchang
  3. Tuncurry
  4. tunding
  5. tundings
  6. tundish
  7. tundishes
  8. tundora
  9. tundoras
  10. tundra
  11. tundra bean geese

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