holster

Noun

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Noun (2)

  1. a sheath (usually leather) for carrying a handgunType of sheathKinds shoulder holster
  2. a belt with loops or slots for carrying small hand toolsType of belt
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Hol′ster noun

Origin: D. holster; skin to AS. heolstor den, cave, fr. helan to conceal, and to Icel. hulstr case, Goth. hulistr covering, veil, huljan to cover. √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.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC

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