HOLSTER Definition & Meaning

holster

[ hohl-ster ]

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noun

a sheathlike carrying case for a firearm, attached to a belt, shoulder sling, or saddle.

verb (used with object)

to put or put back in a holster:
to holster a gun.

holster

/ ˈ��əʊ��ə /

noun

a sheathlike leather case for a pistol, attached to a belt or saddle
mountaineering a similar case for an ice axe or piton hammer

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Derived Forms

ˈ��Ǳ��ٱ��, adjective

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of holster¹

1655–65; < Dutch; cognate with Gothic hulistr, Old Norse hulstr sheath; akin to Old English helan to hide

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of holster¹

C17: via Dutch holster from Germanic; compare Old Norse hulstr sheath, Old English heolstor darkness, Gothic hulistr cover

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Ferguson and his wife had been quarreling about money and gratitude for hours when he removed his Glock from his ankle holster and fired a single bullet through her midsection on Aug. 3, 2023.

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Ferguson kept his Glock loaded in a velcro ankle holster and wore it everywhere “unless he was showering or sleeping,” Hunt said.

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McCarthy, she said, wanted to know why she was wearing a holster with a Colt revolver in it.

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“When we first came here, in ’64, I was dressed up in a poncho with a holster and a toy gun,” he said.

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A Riverside County sheriff’s deputy stabbed an inmate who attempted to grab the gun from his holster during a court hearing on Wednesday, authorities said.

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