Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Bearing holsters.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Bearing holsters.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
holster .
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Examples
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He performed a wild-animal act dressed as an "American-style" cowboy, with cowboy boots, a cowboy hat and twin holstered six guns.
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He performed a wild-animal act dressed as an "American-style" cowboy, with cowboy boots, a cowboy hat and twin holstered six guns.
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Harry holstered his weapon and began rolling up his sleeves.
365 tomorrows » Repurpose : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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A young man is standing by the entrance to the House gallery, with a holstered gun and holstered Bowie knife attached to his belt.
Wonk Room » The Day Marriage Equality Became A Reality In New Hampshire 2009
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The Ranger safed his weapon, holstered it, and bent down to kiss his horse goodbye.
365 tomorrows » 2009 » January : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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“Shuddup and get outta the car,” the cop replied, adjusting his grip on his holstered gun.
Brooklyn Story Suzanne Corso 2011
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I'm quite sure that when I graduated from college, I had never seen a handgun in person except holstered ones on police officers' belts.
Mitchell Bard: There Can Be No Gun Control Without Recognizing and Respecting the Different Gun Cultures in the U.S. Mitchell Bard 2011
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Google had hopes that the gun might be holstered when Barack Obama took office.
In the Plex Steven Levy 2011
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I'm quite sure that when I graduated from college, I had never seen a handgun in person except holstered ones on police officers' belts.
Mitchell Bard: There Can Be No Gun Control Without Recognizing and Respecting the Different Gun Cultures in the U.S. Mitchell Bard 2011
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It appears that too many on the right like to threaten, either with phone calls, pipe bombs in mailboxes, or firearms holstered to their sides (wild wild west style) when the government makes decisions they don't agree with.
Authorities report rise in threats against members of Congress 2010
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