Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Funnel \Fun"nel\, n. [OE. funel, fonel, prob. through OF. fr, L.
   fundibulum, infundibulum, funnel, fr. infundere to pour in;
   in in + fundere to pour; cf. Armor. founil funnel, W. ffynel
   air hole, chimney. See {Fuse}, v. t.]
   1. A vessel of the shape of an inverted hollow cone,
      terminating below in a pipe, and used for conveying
      liquids into a close vessel; a tunnel.

   2. A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance;
      specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the iron chimney of a
      steamship or the like.

   {Funnel box} (Mining), an apparatus for collecting finely
      crushed ore from water. --Knight.

   {Funnel stay} (Naut.), one of the ropes or rods steadying a
      steamer's funnel.