Holster
['həʊlstə;'hɒl-] or ['holstɚ]
Definition
(noun.) a sheath (usually leather) for carrying a handgun.
(noun.) a belt with loops or slots for carrying small hand tools.
Edited by Kitty--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A leather case for a pistol, carried by a horseman at the bow of his saddle.
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Definition
n. the leathern case carried by a horseman at the forepart of the saddle for covering a pistol.—adj. Hol′stered.
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Examples
- I opened up my holster, took the pistol, aimed at the one who had talked the most, and fired. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- They had taken my pistol at the road and I put the holster under my coat. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- He put the pistol in its holster on his belt and slipped the knot down on the lanyard and passed the ioop over his head. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- It was a gray leather holster and I had bought it second-hand to wear in the town. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- We went in and I unbuttoned my belt and laid it with the emply holster on the counter. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- This stock is hollow and forms the holster or case for the pistol. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Star pistol out of its holster and shoved it against the officer's shoulder. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- And if you've got holsters to that saddle o' yourn, don't let me see your hand go nigh 'em. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
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