duffle n 1: a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings [syn: {duffel bag}, {duffle bag}, {duffel}, {duffle}] 2: a coarse heavy woolen fabric [syn: {duffel}, {duffle}]
Duffle \Duf"fle\, n. See {Duffel}. [1913 Webster]
Duffel \Duf"fel\, n. [D. duffel, from Duffel, a town not far from Antwerp.] 1. A kind of coarse woolen cloth, having a thick nap or frieze. [Written also {duffle}.] [1913 Webster] Good duffel gray and flannel fine. -- Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] 2. Outfit or suppplies, collectively; kit. [Colloq., U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]