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duffle

[duhf-uhl] Origin

duf·fel

[duhf-uhl]
noun
1.
a camper's clothing and equipment.
2.
a coarse woolen cloth having a thick nap, used for coats, blankets, etc.
Also, duf·fle.


Origin:
1640–50; after Duffel, a town near Antwerp
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Duffle is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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duffel or duffle (ˈdʌfəl)
 
n
1.  a heavy woollen cloth with a thick nap
2.  chiefly (US), (Canadian) equipment or supplies, esp those of a camper
 
[C17: after Duffel, Belgian town]
 
duffle or duffle
 
n
 
[C17: after Duffel, Belgian town]

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Word Origin & History

duffle
1677, from Du. duffel, from Duffel, town in Brabant where the cloth was originally sold. Duffel bag is Amer.Eng., first recorded 1917 in a letter of e e cummings.
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duffel
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