HOLSTER


Meaning of HOLSTER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhōl-stər ]

noun

Etymology: Dutch; akin to Old English heolstor cover, helan to conceal — more at hell

Date: 1663

: a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle ; broadly : a case for carrying a usually small item on the person

a knife holster

a heart monitor carried in a hip holster

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.