Duffel/Duffle

Origin of: Duffel/Duffle

Duffel/Duffle

Some of us will remember the duffle coats with toggles that were popular during the 1960s. Duffle is an anglicised form of Duffel, the town in modern Belgium, where Duffel fabric originated during the 1600s. This coarse woollen fabric was known in England from c. 1677.