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–noun

1.	a sheathlike carrying case for a firearm, attached to a belt, shoulder sling, or saddle.

–verb (used with object)

2.	to put or put back in a holster: to holster a gun.

[Origin: 1655–65; < D; c. Goth hulistr, ON hulstr sheath; akin to OE helan to hide

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hol·ster Audio Help (hōl'stər) Pronunciation Key
n.

A case of leather or similar material into which a pistol fits snugly and which attaches to a belt, strap, or saddle so that it may be carried or transported.
A belt with loops or slots for carrying small tools or other equipment.

tr.v. hol·stered, hol·ster·ing, hol·sters
To put (a gun, for example) in a holster.

[Probably Dutch, alteration of holfter, hulfter, from Middle High German hulffter, case, sheath, quiver, covering, from hulft, from Old High German; see kel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

hol'stered adj.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
holster

"leather case for a pistol," 1663, probably from O.E. heolster, earlier helustr "concealment, hiding place," from P.Gmc. *khelus-/*khulis- (cf. O.H.G. huluft "cover, case, sheath," O.N. hulstr "case, sheath," M.Du. holster, Ger. Holfster "holster"), from PIE *kel- "to cover, to hide" (see cell). Intermediate forms are wanting, and the modern word may as well be from the O.N. or M.Du. cognates.

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This

holster
noun
1.	a sheath (usually leather) for carrying a handgun
2.	a belt with loops or slots for carrying small hand tools

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
holster [ˈhoulstə] noun

the usually leather case for a pistol, usually worn on a person's hips

Arabic:	قِراب، غِلاف
Chinese (Simplified):	手枪皮套
Chinese (Traditional):	手槍皮套
Czech:	pouzdro na pistoli
Danish:	hylster; pistolhylster
Dutch:	holster
Estonian:	kabuur
Finnish:	pistoolikotelo
French:	étui de revolver
German:	das Pistolenhalfter
Greek:	θήκη πιστολιού
Hungarian:	pisztolytáska
Icelandic:	hulstur
Indonesian:	sarung pistol
Italian:	fondina

Japanese:	ピストル入れ
Korean:	권총의 가죽 케이스
Latvian:	(revolvera) maksts
Lithuanian:	makštis, dėklas
Norwegian:	pistolhylster
Polish:	kabura, futerał
Portuguese (Brazil):	coldre
Portuguese (Portugal):	coldre
Romanian:	toc de pistol
Russian:	кобура
Slovak:	puzdro na pištoľ
Slovenian:	tok za pištolo
Spanish:	pistolera
Swedish:	hölster
Turkish:	tabanca kılıfı

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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 .

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