holster

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɒlstə(ɹ)/, /ˈhoʊlstə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -ɒlstə(ɹ), -əʊlstə(ɹ) === Noun === holster (plural holsters) A case for carrying a tool, particularly a gun, safely and accessibly. A belt with loops or slots for carrying small tools or other equipment. ==== Derived terms ==== cock holster ==== Translations ==== === Verb === holster (third-person singular simple present holsters, present participle holstering, simple past and past participle holstered) To put something in a holster. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === Holters, Hetlors, orthels, hostler, Hostler == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Low German Holster, from Middle Low German holster, from Old Saxon *holster, from Proto-Germanic *hulistrą (“covering”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: hol‧ster === Noun === holster m (plural holsters, diminutive holstertje n) holster (leather case into which a gun fits snugly)