Meaning of HOLSTER
| Pronunciation: | | 'howlstur
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| | Definition: | | [n] a sheath for a handgun; usually leather |
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| | See Also: | | sheath, shoulder holster | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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