variants
or duffle
1
: a coarse heavy woolen material with a thick nap
2
: transportable personal belongings, equipment, and supplies
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And he’s done it again with Tollington’s: a fish and chips shop that returned from a class trip to Barcelona with a duffel full of vermut and big ideas about the unexplored synergy between the British chippie and the tapas bar.
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Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Travelers are surprised that the duffel can hold almost a week’s worth of clothing on its own and relieved that the 19-inch spinner fits seamlessly into the overhead bin every time, even on budget airlines.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2025
Its newest design, the Rhodes duffel, is made from a single piece of leather and embellished with solid brass hardware made in Switzerland.
—Lindsey Tramuta Roxanne Fequiere Luke Fortney Gisela Williams Megan O’Sullivan, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Eagle Creek No Matter What duffel bag $119 $89 at Eagle Creek
Eagle Creek Cargo Hauler duffel
$169 $127 at Eagle Creek
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Halfday is offering 20% off sitewide with the code BLACKFRIDAY20, meaning shoppers can save on the garment duffel.
—Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Dec. 2024
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Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Travelers are surprised that the duffel can hold almost a week’s worth of clothing on its own and relieved that the 19-inch spinner fits seamlessly into the overhead bin every time, even on budget airlines.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2025
Its newest design, the Rhodes duffel, is made from a single piece of leather and embellished with solid brass hardware made in Switzerland.
—Lindsey Tramuta Roxanne Fequiere Luke Fortney Gisela Williams Megan O’Sullivan, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Eagle Creek No Matter What duffel bag $119 $89 at Eagle Creek
Eagle Creek Cargo Hauler duffel
$169 $127 at Eagle Creek
Halfday Travel
Halfday is offering 20% off sitewide with the code BLACKFRIDAY20, meaning shoppers can save on the garment duffel.
—Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for duffel
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“Duffel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duffel. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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