variants
or duffle
1
: a coarse heavy woolen material with a thick nap
2
: transportable personal belongings, equipment, and supplies
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Available in lavender and black, the spacious duffel has a zippered shoe compartment at its base, along with additional hidden pockets to help maximize organization.
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2025
On a bench in Newbury, England, the country’s most beloved bear sits once more, wearing his familiar red bucket hat and blue duffel coat.
—Claire Moses, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2025
On a bench in Newbury, England, the country’s most beloved bear sits once more, wearing his familiar red bucket hat and blue duffel coat.
—Claire Moses, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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“Duffel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duffel. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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