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Word entry · 7 letters

holster

Best crossword clue

"Gun holder"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈhɒlstə(ɹ)/Part of speech nounSorted ehlorstStarts with HEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a sheath (usually leather) for carrying a handgun

Word origin

From Dutch holster (“pistol-case, holster”), from Middle Low German holster, from Old Saxon *holster, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hulastrą, *hulistrą (“hull, case, covering”).

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • Marion Wheeler took the seat, brushing the hem of her suit jacket aside to reveal a concealed holster. "You do know I carry a gun?"

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