holster

/ˈhɒlstə(ɹ)/

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.

holster means A case for carrying a tool, particularly a gun, safely and accessibly. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 68 out of 100.

holster is pronounced /ˈhɒlstə(ɹ)/.

noun

A case for carrying a tool, particularly a gun, safely and accessibly.“Goring, like himself, had sprang forwards, first snatching a pistol from his holsters, and discharging it at him who seemed to be the chief of the party,—the man reeled and fell; but his fall was instantly avenged.”
A belt with loops or slots for carrying small tools or other equipment.

verb

To put something in a holster.