duffel
or duf·fle
[duhf-uh l]
- a camper's clothing and equipment.
- a coarse woolen cloth having a thick nap, used for coats, blankets, etc.
- duffel bag.
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Origin of duffel
First recorded in 1640–50; after Duffel, a town near Antwerp
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Contemporary Examples
I noticed their new un-faded uniforms, their dust-free boots, and their duffel bags stacked high on a pallet.
She snatched her purse from the kitchen counter and stormed out the front door, past his duffel bags.
A man walked into a Georgia school with an AK-47 and a duffel bag full of ammunition.
His mother would come back from overseas trips with a duffel bag stuffed with research, which he would dutifully carry upstairs.
Burgess later told authorities he stuffed her body in a duffel bag and tossed it into the sea.
Historical Examples
His legs were swathed in duffel leggings, so that they appeared to be of enormous size.
Murder PointConingsby Dawson
Duffel or Arctic clothing was served out to both officers and men.
Submarine Warfare of To-dayCharles W. Domville-Fife
As for committing treason at the Duffel meeting, he had not been there at all.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume II.(of III) 1566-74John Lothrop Motley
The two girls had carried no suit-case, satchel or duffel bag on this trip.
The Purple FlameRoy J. Snell
The duffel bag is the ideal poke in which to pack one's, belongings.
The Book of Camp-Lore and WoodcraftDan Beard
duffel
duffle
- a heavy woollen cloth with a thick nap
- mainly US and Canadian equipment or supplies, esp those of a camper
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Word Origin
C17: after Duffel, Belgian town
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Word Origin and History for duffel
see duffle.
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