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tundish

/ˈtʌn.dɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
tundish
IPA
/ˈtʌn.dɪʃ/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A funnel used in smelting, foundry work etc.

noun

A funnel used to create a siphonic break in a drainage system and/or provide visual indication of flow, usually in an overflow line.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From tun + dish.

Inflected Forms

tundishes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce tundish?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtʌn.dɪʃ/.
What does tundish mean?
A kind of funnel used in brewing fitting into the bung-hole of a tun or cask.
Where does tundish come from?
From tun + dish.

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