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holster(dictionary)

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holster noun & verb. M17.
[Corresp. to and contemporary with Dutch holster, perh. ult. from Germanic base of HELE verb: see -STER.]
A. noun. A (usu. leather) case or holder for a pistol or occas. a larger gun, fixed to a saddle or worn on a belt or under the arm. Also, any such case designed for convenient holding or carrying, esp. of a piton hammer or ice axe in mountaineering. M17.
P. Campbell The butt of an immense gun stood out from the holster strapped to his side. Climber Tools are slid into holsters, over-mitts removed and I pretend it's summer.
b. verb trans. Put (a pistol etc.) into a holster. Chiefly US. M20.
T. Mo He still had his pistol out but holstered it again.