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Meaning of taut hand | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An officer who is severe in discipline.
    dated
  2. strict discipline.
    dated

Examples

“"[…]I'm no Tartar nor a slavedriver. But I am a taut hand, and a taut ship where every man jack works clearly for me, our ship, his mates, and our Fleet is a happy ship.[…]"”
“"Twas the first time I did that part of the duty in command, and I felt, in the circumstances, I was in for carrying it out with a taut hand."”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

taut-line hitch Tauten Tautened tautener Tautening Tăuteu

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