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taut hand

noun

Definitions

  1. An officer who is severe in discipline.

    • "[…]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.[…]"

  2. strict discipline.

    • "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."

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA