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holster definition

hol·ster (hōl′stər)

noun

a pistol case, usually of leather and attached to a belt, saddle, or shoulder strap

Etymology: Du, akin to Goth hulistr, a cover, ON hulstr, a sheath, OE heolstor, darkness, cover < IE base *el-, to conceal (> hall, hull) + Gmc noun suffix -stra-

transitive verb

to place in a holster

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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