holster
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch holster (“pistol-case, holster”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German holster, ultimately from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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.
Noun
holster (plural holsters)
- A case for carrying a tool, particularly a gun, safely and accessibly.
- A belt with loops or slots for carrying small tools or other equipment.
Translations
case for carrying a gun
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belt with loops or slots
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Verb
holster (third-person singular simple present holsters, present participle holstering, simple past and past participle holstered)
- To put something in a holster.
Derived terms
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
holster (file) - Hyphenation: hol‧ster
Noun
holster m (plural holsters, diminutive holstertje n)
- holster (leather case into which a gun fits snugly)