duffel Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings
    duffle bag; duffle; duffel bag.
  2. noun a coarse heavy woolen fabric
    duffle.

WordNet

Duf"fel noun
Etymology
D. duffel, from Duffel, a town not far from Antwerp.
Definitions
  1. A kind of coarse woolen cloth, having a thick nap or frieze. Written also duffle.
    Good duffel gray and flannel fine. Wordsworth.

Webster 1913