[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

taut \taut\, a. dan. taet; akin to e. tight. see tight.
   1. naut. tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a
      rope that is tightly strained.
      1913 webster

   2. snug; close; firm; secure.
      1913 webster

   taut hand naut., a sailor's term for an officer who is
      severe in discipline.
      1913 webster
see also:
tight taut hand 

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