# duffel bag

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A large, cylindrical, duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear, especially by soldiers.
2. A smaller, cylindrical, cloth bag fashionable in the 1950s and 1960s.

## Etymology
After the Belgian town of Duffel, which produced the thick cloth from which early duffel bags were made.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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