duffel bag

noun

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: a soft oblong bag for personal belongings

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The duffel bag had masks, brass knuckles, a taser, crowbar, and a syringe with succinylcholine, Spadaro said. — Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026 The other alleged items on the pool table were a black duffel bag, a black MuTec brand metal safe, and a red Savior brand range-style bag. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026 Schlepping a duffel bag through meandering corridors of an airport terminal is quite a workout. — Abbey Hudetz, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2026 Chetal gifted a Lamborghini to his parents and hid a duffel bag filled with $500,000 in cash in their laundry machine. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for duffel bag

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First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of duffel bag was in 1903

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duffel bag

noun
: a soft oblong bag for personal belongings

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