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Webster 1828 Edition

Holster

HOLSTER

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Noun.
[L. celo.] A leathern case for a pistol, carried by a horseman at the fore part of his saddle.

Definition 2024

holster

holster

English

Noun

holster ‎(plural holsters)

  1. A case for carrying a tool, particularly a gun, safely and accessibly.
  2. A belt with loops or slots for carrying small tools or other equipment.

Translations

Verb

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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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: hol‧ster

Noun

holster m ‎(plural holsters, diminutive holstertje n)

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

Etymology

From Dutch holster ‎(“pistol-case, holster”), from Middle Low German 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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