Funnel

/ˈfʌnəl/ noun

A cone-shaped tool with a wide opening at the top and narrow spout at the bottom, used for pouring things; a smokestack on a ship.

From Old French 'fonel,' from Latin 'infundibulum' meaning funnel, derived from 'infundere' meaning to pour in. The shape has been used for millennia.

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