What's the difference between holster and scabbard?

Holster


Definition:

  • (n.) A leather case for a pistol, carried by a horseman at the bow of his saddle.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) William Kostnic was waiting near the town hall at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where the president was due to address a meeting on his bitterly contentious plans for healthcare reform - but the 9mm pistol in the leg holster strapped outside his jeans was perfectly legal.
  • (2) See the fringed haircut – a bit Uma in Pulp Fiction, a bit Sam Rollinson – and the stance when dealing with the uncouth presence of Chris Pratt complete with a weapon holster and dirty T-shirt.
  • (3) He still undid the holster on his thigh, took out Mjølnir – he had named his Glock after Thor’s hammer – and crossed the road.
  • (4) Some demonstrators in Phoenix, Arizona, and Salem, Oregon, came with holstered handguns or rifles on their backs.
  • (5) No, I’m really not pleased to see you The Thunderwear holster … all the comfort of having a gun in your undies.
  • (6) That evening, Nieto, who had thick black eyebrows and a closely cropped goatee, was wearing a new-looking 49ers jacket, a black 49ers cap, a white T-shirt, black trousers, and carried the Taser in a holster on his belt, under his jacket.
  • (7) To find ways of sharing their enthusiasm and gifts with our communities, above all in works of mercy and concern for others?” Mother of disabled child kissed by pope applauds Francis's 'love for everybody' Read more At the barricades, the ebullient crowd mingled with police, national guardsmen in fatigues, and wary agents from the secret service and FBI, in suits save for telltale holsters, badges and microphones.
  • (8) The St Louis County Facebook post said on Monday: “Remember, if an Airsoft gun is tucked in your pants like a holster then obviously the orange tip is no longer visible.” The St Louis County message also offered parents “tips to help your child respond appropriately” if they were confronted by police while holding a toy or pellet gun, such as “do not run away” and throwing the toy gun away from their hands.
  • (9) A man accidentally shot himself in the knee while holstering his own revolver.
  • (10) Once it is taken from the holster it is classed as a use.
  • (11) Earlier, Ponomaryov, who was wearing a pistol in a holster and was escorted by two armed bodyguards, told reporters that the OSCE observers "are not our hostages – they are our guests".
  • (12) There’s going to be a time when someone isn’t going to want to do that paperwork, so he’s going to keep that gun in its holster,” Loomis said.
  • (13) At the entrance to the Mubarak compound, a thick-set officer wearing jeans and sweatshirt, a pistol holstered at his waist, confirmed the 82-year-old was at home.
  • (14) Police also found a gun holster and lists of guns, military magazines and a picture of George wearing a gas mask and holding a starting pistol.
  • (15) Not just pro-Trump and anti-Trump groups, but libertarian groups, anti-war groups, civil rights protesters, pro- and anti-abortion groups and any number of other interests are expected to try to make their voices heard outside the convention – with or without personal firearms in holsters or handbags.
  • (16) One man stands guard, with a gun holster under his arm.
  • (17) Drug infusions can be exposed for prolonged periods to 'in-use' conditions where the temperature of an infusion in a holster-worn infusion pump may reach 37 degrees C. In this study, the stability of three cytotoxic drug infusions (carboplatin, 5-fluorouracil and mitozantrone) and one analgesic infusion (diamorphine HCl) was determined in Parker Micropump medication reservoirs under refrigerated storage and prolonged in-use conditions.
  • (18) The infusion must remain stable prior to use during refrigerated storage (up to 14 days) and during infusion from holster-worn ambulatory infusion pumps where the temperature of the infusion can reach 37 degrees C. In this study, polypropylene syringes containing interferon alpha-2b infusion (3 mega units in 6 ml) were stored at 4 degrees C. The infusion was analysed during storage by a qualitative gradient-elution high-performance liquid chromatography procedure.
  • (19) In an interview with the Mail on Sunday’s Event magazine , Craig suggested he had no intention of hanging up his shoulder-holster and parking his Aston Martin any time soon.
  • (20) It is essential to ensure that the drug remains stable during storage prior to use and also during infusion where the temperature of the drug solution in a holster-worn ambulatory pump can reach 37 degrees C. In this study the stability of a carboplatin infusion (20 mg in 2 ml) in pre-filled syringes under storage and in-use conditions was determined using a stability-indicating HPLC assay.

Scabbard


Definition:

  • (n.) The case in which the blade of a sword, dagger, etc., is kept; a sheath.
  • (v. t.) To put in a scabbard.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The image Orwell uses to capture the essence of English public life is of "a society which is ruled by the sword, no doubt, but a sword which must never be taken out of its scabbard".
  • (2) Democratic hypocrisy, in Orwell's terms, is saved by the element of self-deception on which it rests, which is what turns the illusion into a half-truth, and keeps the sword in its scabbard.
  • (3) The sword is still in the scabbard, and while it stays there corruption cannot go beyond a certain point."
  • (4) Imperial hypocrisy is rendered self-defeating by that same self-deception, since the sword cannot remain in the scabbard, and will be deployed for the supposed benefit of the people it is being used to coerce, by people who are unable to be honest with themselves about the nature of that coercion.
  • (5) After all, it is in the essence of imperial power that the sword does not remain in the scabbard.
  • (6) Espada (scabbard fish) is another speciality; it is served as a small plate at O Tasca in Funchal (Rua Bela São Tiago 137), followed by pudim de maracujá (passion fruit pudding).

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