dresser vs holster

dresser

noun
  • A mechanical device used in grain mills for bolting. 

  • One who dresses in a particular way. 

  • One who dresses or prepares stone. 

  • An item of bedroom furniture, like a low chest of drawers, often with a mirror. 

  • A football hooligan who wears designer clothing; a casual. 

  • A servant to royalty etc. who helps them with tasks such as dressing. 

  • An item of kitchen furniture, like a cabinet with shelves, for storing crockery or utensils. 

  • A wardrobe assistant (who helps actors put on their costume). 

  • A kind of pick for shaping large coal. 

  • A surgeon's assistant who helps to dress wounds etc. 

holster

noun
  • A belt with loops or slots for carrying small tools or other equipment. 

  • A case for carrying a tool, particularly a gun, safely and accessibly. 

verb
  • To put something in a holster. 

How often have the words dresser and holster occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )