Lectionary Calendar
Friday, November 28th, 2025
the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
Attention!
For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads
free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda.
Click here to learn more!

Bible Encyclopedias
Holster

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Prev Entry
Holstein
Next Entry
Holy
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

a leather case to hold a pistol, used by a horseman and properly fastened to the saddle-bow, but sometimes worn in the belt. The same word appears in Dutch, from which the English word probably directly derives. The root is hel- or hul- to cover, and is seen in the O. Eng. heolster, a place of shelter or concealment, and in "hull" a sheath or covering, The German word for the same object, holfter, is, according to the New English Dictionary, from a different root.

Bibliography Information
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Holster'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​h/holster.html. 1910.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile