English Explanatory Dictionary

holster

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A case for carrying a tool, particularly a gun, safely and accessibly.
  2. A belt with loops or slots for carrying small tools or other equipment.
verb
  1. To put something in a holster.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɒlstə(ɹ)/ /ˈhoʊlstə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-holster.wav

Word forms

holster holsters holstering holstered

Etymology

From Dutch holster (“pistol-case, holster”), from Middle Low German holster, from Old Saxon *holster, ultimately from 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.

Derived words

cock holster holsterable reholster unholster
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