holster

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a fitted case worn on the body for carrying a handgun or another tool safely and accessibly

   The officer returned the pistol to its leather holster.

2. 2
   noun

   a belt attachment or case designed to hold small tools or equipment

   The electrician slipped the pliers into a tool holster.

3. 3
   verb

   to put a gun or tool into its holster

   At the commander's signal, everyone holstered their weapons.

Borrowed from Dutch holster ("pistol case"), from Middle Low German holster, a covering or case. It is cognate with Old English heolstor ("covering, hiding place") and Scandinavian words for a sheath or case.

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