Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A coarse woolen cloth having a thick nap or frieze, generally knotted or tufted.
- noun Baggage; supplies; specifically, a sportsman's or camper's outfit.
- Made of duffle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
duffel .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
duffel .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings
- noun a coarse heavy woolen fabric
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Examples
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Tony Geary is going to take his black leather embellished SL McFadin duffle bag on his next trip to Amsterdam.
On 3 Presents The 2007 Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards Talent Lounge 2007
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Hell fire, they have more than that stuffed in duffle bags just awaiting the time to disperse it, which is when Bushco leaves office.
Think Progress » Fox News: “Are ‘Scoops’ More Important To Media Than Stopping Terror?” 2006
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The collection features two stadium jackets in Italian duffle wool and Maharishi signature Bonsai camo, and two pairs of Maharishi's Original Snopants.
Hypebeast L. Ruano 2010
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i keep a thin duffle bag (squish-packs to nothing on the way out), and put laundry during my trip. souvenirs go into this bag, which itself gois into my suitcase for extra protection.
Common Household Items Make Packing Easier | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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A cardboard box was full of herbarium specimens, and concealed inside in a duffle was a live specimen of the bouga toad.
The Serpent and the Rainbow Wade Davis 1985
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These shoes are made out of a warm English cloth called duffle, and are in shape like a large mit without a thumb.
On the Indian Trail Stories of Missionary Work among Cree and Salteaux Indians Egerton Ryerson Young 1874
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Just how a poem with a single plural noun, the title, a singular noun, "duffle," and 36 adjectives was connected to the cryptic forms of the drawing was going to be hard to fathom.
John Seed: Mazurki: The Multiple Meanings of a Philip Guston Drawing John Seed 2011
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Just how a poem with a single plural noun, the title, a singular noun, "duffle," and 36 adjectives was connected to the cryptic forms of the drawing was going to be hard to fathom.
John Seed: Mazurki: The Multiple Meanings of a Philip Guston Drawing John Seed 2011
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Some extra items are exempt, such as duffle bags for military personnel and mobility devices such as scooters for disabled passengers.
Baggage Becomes 2008
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If we go camping in summer and can have our equipment or "duffle," as the woodsmen call it, carried by team, the wall tent will be the best one to take.
Outdoor Sports and Games Claude H. Miller
seanahan commented on the word duffle
"Duffle, in the Bokononist sense, is the destiny of thousands upon thousands of persons when placed in the hands of a stuppa." - Cat's Cradle
December 3, 2006