variants
or duffle
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: a coarse heavy woolen material with a thick nap
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: transportable personal belongings, equipment, and supplies
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With stowaway straps, this dual-purpose duffel doubles as a backpack, and the main compartment is lockable to prevent in-flight theft.
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Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
In 2015, an exceedingly polite, marmalade-slurping fellow in a floppy felt hat and blue duffel coat arrived in theaters and offered an uplifting story about tolerance and pluck.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
With luggage sets, carry-ons, duffels, and more, Nordstrom Rack has something for every type of traveler.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2025
Pair this duffel with a couple of plane tickets and call it a perfect prezzie.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 29 Jan. 2025
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Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
In 2015, an exceedingly polite, marmalade-slurping fellow in a floppy felt hat and blue duffel coat arrived in theaters and offered an uplifting story about tolerance and pluck.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
With luggage sets, carry-ons, duffels, and more, Nordstrom Rack has something for every type of traveler.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2025
Pair this duffel with a couple of plane tickets and call it a perfect prezzie.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Duffel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duffel. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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