From Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man :
– To return to the lamp, he said, the feeding of it is also a nice problem. You must choose the pure oil and you must be careful when you pour it in not to overflow it, not to pour in more than the funnel can hold.
– What funnel? asked Stephen.
– The funnel through which you pour the oil into your lamp.
– That? said Stephen. Is that called a funnel? Is it not a tundish?
– What is a tundish?
– That. The funnel.
– Is that called a tundish in Ireland? asked the dean. I never heard the word in my life.
– It is called a tundish in Lower Drumcondra, said Stephen, laughing, where they speak the best English.
– A tundish, said the dean reflectively. That is a most interesting word. I must look that word up. Upon my word I must.
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