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holster
[hohl-ster]
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
/ ˈəʊə /
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
Other Word Forms
- ˈDZٱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of holster1
Word History and Origins
Origin of holster1
Example Sentences
The 4Runner drove off before Tacoma police arrived, and and an empty holster was found inside the vehicle when it was discovered abandoned days later.
It was Traoré who stole the show at the inauguration of Ghana's President John Mahama in January, when he arrived wearing battle fatigues with a pistol in his holster.
He slowly pulled his prop gun from his holster and pointed it at the camera.
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.
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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