Hŏl'ster, n.

(20), n. [D. holster, Ger. holfter, from O. H. Ger. hulst, hulft, L. Lat. hulcitum, hulcia, covering, saddle; A.-S. heolstor, den, cave, from helan, to conceal; Icel. hulstr, case, Goth. hulistr, covering, vail.] A leathern case for a pistol, carried by a horseman at the fore part of his saddle.