Holster

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Holster \Hol"ster\, n. [D. holster; skin to AS. heolstor den,
     cave, fr. helan to conceal, and to Icel. hulstr case, Goth.
     hulistr covering, veil, huljan to cover. [root]17. See {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 +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  holster
       n 1: a sheath (usually leather) for a handgun; attaches to a belt
            or saddle
       2: a belt with loops or slots for carrying small hand tools