\Hol"ster\, n. [D. holster; skin to AS. heolstor den,
cave, fr. helan to conceal, and to Icel. hulstr case, Goth.
hulistr covering, veil, huljan to cover. [root]17. See {Hele}
to cover, {Hell}, and cf. {Housing}, {Houss}.]
A leather case for a pistol, carried by a horseman at the bow
of his saddle