See also: hölster

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From Dutch holster (pistol-case, holster), from Middle Low German holster, from Old Saxon *holster, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hulastrą, *hulistrą (hull, case, covering).

Cognate with Old English heolstor (a covering, veil, hiding-place), Danish hylster (pistol case, envelope), Icelandic hulstur (sheath), Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂 (hulistr, covering). Compare German Halfter (pistol case). Related to hull, hele.

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holster (plural holsters)

  1. A case for carrying a tool, particularly a gun, safely and accessibly.
    • 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter V, in Francesca Carrara. [], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, [], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 35:
      Goring, like himself, had sprang forwards, first snatching a pistol from his holsters, and discharging it at him who seemed to be the chief of the party,—the man reeled and fell; but his fall was instantly avenged.
    • 2023 October 22, HarryBlank, “Waiting to Happen”, in SCP Foundation[1], archived from the original on 23 May 2024:
      Marion Wheeler took the seat, brushing the hem of her suit jacket aside to reveal a concealed holster. "You do know I carry a gun?"
  2. A belt with loops or slots for carrying small tools or other equipment.

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holster (third-person singular simple present holsters, present participle holstering, simple past and past participle holstered)

  1. To put something in a holster.

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Low German Holster, from Middle Low German holster, from Old Saxon *holster, from Proto-Germanic *hulistrą (covering).

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  • Hyphenation: hol‧ster

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holster m (plural holsters, diminutive holstertje n)

  1. holster (leather case into which a gun fits snugly)