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holster

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hol=ster

CIDE DICTIONARY

holstern. [D. holster; skin to AS. heolstor den, cave, fr. helan to conceal, and to Icel. hulstr case, Goth. hulistr covering, veil, huljan to cover. Hele to cover, Hell, and cf. Housing, Houss.].
     A leather case for a pistol, carried by a horseman at the bow of his saddle, or worn on the person suspended from a belt or shoulder strap.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

holster, n. a leather case for a pistol or revolver, worn on a belt or under an arm or fixed to a saddle.

Etymology
17th c., synonymous with Du. holster: orig. unkn.

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