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holster
['hәulstә]
n.



holster
[ noun ]
  1. a sheath (usually leather) for carrying a handgun

  2. <noun.artifact>
  3. a belt with loops or slots for carrying small hand tools

  4. <noun.artifact>




Holster \Hol"ster\, n. [D. holster; skin to AS. heolstor den,
cave, fr. helan to conceal, and to Icel. hulstr case, Goth.
hulistr covering, veil, huljan to cover. [root]17. See {Hele}
to cover, {Hell}, and cf. {Housing}, {Houss}.]
A leather case for a pistol, carried by a horseman at the bow
of his saddle, or worn on the person suspended from a belt or
shoulder strap.
[1913 Webster +PJC]