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hol⋅ster

  [hohl-ster]
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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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Holsters & Belts
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hol·ster   (hōl'stər)   
n.  

  1. 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.

  2. 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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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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