duffel

Or duf·fle

[duhf-uhl]

noun

1. a camper's clothing and equipment.

2. a coarse woolen cloth having a thick nap, used for coats, blankets, etc.

3. duffel bag.

duffel

/ ˈdʌfəl /

noun

1. a heavy woollen cloth with a thick nap

2. equipment or supplies, esp those of a camper

Word History and Origins

Origin of duffel¹

First recorded in 1640–50; after Duffel, a town near Antwerp

Word History and Origins

Origin of duffel¹

C17: after Duffel, Belgian town

Example Sentences

"I can remember his style of dress, he always used to wear duffel coats. He was just an average sort of fellow who enjoyed life," he adds.

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Several of them provided surveillance footage of a man on a bicycle, wearing a camouflage hat carrying a backpack, duffel bag and what appeared to be a chainsaw, officers testified.

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While working on the car, Juan’s friend found a duffel bag full of drugs and panicked.

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I loved a gag where Paul gets whacked from one side of the frame by a bird and from the other side by a duffel bag.

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Dozens of Dodger blue duffel bags filled with gloves and bats littered the carpeted floor.

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