: 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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Exemptions apply to hunting supplies, including archery equipment, firearm and archery cases, firearm and archery accessories, hearing protection, holsters, belts, and slings.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Following an immigration operation at a south Sacramento Home Depot last Thursday, a border patrol chief stood in front of the state Capitol with his hands on his holster and challenged both state and local sanctuary policies.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2025
At that point, Padres manager Mike Shildt still had the right-handed-hitting Jose Iglesias in his holster — someone he’s used in similar spots on occasion — and elected to stick with Cronenworth against left-hander Hoby Milner.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
Authorities also searched the area around the Hoffman home and recovered a light-colored mask and a brown-haired wig in nearby woods, as well as a thigh holster, a replica Beretta and a conceal and carry badge.
—Whitney Wild, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Following an immigration operation at a south Sacramento Home Depot last Thursday, a border patrol chief stood in front of the state Capitol with his hands on his holster and challenged both state and local sanctuary policies.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2025
At that point, Padres manager Mike Shildt still had the right-handed-hitting Jose Iglesias in his holster — someone he’s used in similar spots on occasion — and elected to stick with Cronenworth against left-hander Hoby Milner.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
Authorities also searched the area around the Hoffman home and recovered a light-colored mask and a brown-haired wig in nearby woods, as well as a thigh holster, a replica Beretta and a conceal and carry badge.
—Whitney Wild, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
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“Holster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holster. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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holster
noun
hol·ster
ˈhōl(t)-stər 
: a usually leather case for carrying a pistol
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