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DUFFLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does duffle mean?
• DUFFLE (noun)
The noun DUFFLE has 2 senses:
1. a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings
2. a coarse heavy woolen fabric
Familiarity information: DUFFLE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
duffel; duffel bag; duffle; duffle bag
Hypernyms ("duffle" is a kind of...):
drawstring bag (a bag that is closed at the top with a drawstring)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A coarse heavy woolen fabric
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
duffel; duffle
Hypernyms ("duffle" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
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