Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "stovepipe" na iya bambanta dangane da mahallin, amma gabaɗaya yana nufin wani nau'in kunkuntar bututu mai tsayi da ake amfani da shi don samun iska ko fitar da hayaki ko iskar gas daga murhu, murhu, ko bututun hayaƙi. A cikin ma'ana mai ma'ana, "stovepipe" kuma yana iya komawa zuwa ƙunƙuntacciyar hanya, madaidaiciyar hanya don warware matsala ko yanke shawara, inda bayanai ke gudana a tsaye ta hanyar tashoshi ɗaya ko mutum, ba tare da sadarwa a kwance ko haɗin gwiwa ba. A cikin wannan mahallin, "tushen tukwane" na iya haifar da rashin bambancin tunani, hangen nesa, da ƙwarewa, kuma yana iya hana ƙirƙira da ƙirƙira.