Duffel bag
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A large, cylindrical, duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear, especially by soldiers. Australia, US, often
- 2 a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings wordnet
- 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.