holster
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Germanic, cognate with Danish hylster (“‘pistol case, envelope’”) Icelandic hulstur (“‘sheath’”), Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂 (hulistr), “‘covering’”). Cf. German Halfter (“‘pistol case’”)
[edit] Noun
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holster (plural holsters)
- A leather case into which a gun fits snugly and which attaches to a belt, strap, or saddle for safe transport.
- A belt with loops or slots for carrying small tools or other equipment.
[edit] Translations
leather case into which a gun fits snugly
belt with loops or slots
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[edit] Verb
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to holster (third-person singular simple present holsters, present participle holstering, simple past and past participle holstered)
- To put something in a holster