Fŭn'nel, n.

noun

n. [Armor. fouail, probably from Lat. infundibulum, funnel, from infundere, to pour in. Cf. W. Dŷnel, air-hole, funnel, chimney.]

  1. A vessel for conveying fluids into close vessels; a kind of inverted hollow cone with a pipe; a tunnel. Ray.
  2. A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance, particularly the shaft or hollow channel of a chimney, through which smoke ascends; a stove-pipe.