Wednesday, November 6, 2013

What is a duffel (or duffle) bag?

This might surprise you.

Duffel bags are technically "large cylindrical bags made of cloth with a drawstring closure at the top".  The name comes from Duffel, a town in Beligum that manufactures the heavy cloth used in their construction.

The odd thing is that many people now consider almost any kind of hand-carryable bag a "duffel bag", even ones with only zippers and no drawstrings!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duffel_bag

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