Duffel bag

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A large, cylindrical, duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear, especially by soldiers. Australia, US, often
  2. 2
    a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings wordnet
  3. 3
    A smaller, cylindrical, cloth bag fashionable in the 1950s and 1960s. UK

Etymology

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