Holster



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 手枪皮套
• ［英］ n. 手枪皮套 ( a pistol case)
• ［类］ dagger : scabbard / pistol : holster ( 匕首装在剑鞘里 / 手枪装在手枪皮套里)

Webster Collegiate

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>

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