holster
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈhɒlstə(ɹ)/, /ˈhoʊlstə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England); /ˈhɒlstə/: (file) - Rhymes: -ɒlstə(ɹ), -əʊlstə(ɹ)
Noun
editholster (plural holsters)
- 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?"
- A belt with loops or slots for carrying small tools or other equipment.
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Verb
editholster (third-person singular simple present holsters, present participle holstering, simple past and past participle holstered)
- To put something in a holster.
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editDutch
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Low German Holster, from Middle Low German holster, from Old Saxon *holster, from Proto-Germanic *hulistrą (“covering”).
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editAudio: (file) - Hyphenation: hol‧ster
Noun
editholster m (plural holsters, diminutive holstertje n)
- holster (leather case into which a gun fits snugly)
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