·adj Snug; close; firm; secure.
II. Taut ·adj Tight; stretched; not slack;
— said ·esp. of a rope that is tightly strained.
[from the Anglo-Saxon tought]. Tight. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
The act of turning the capstan, &c., till the rope applied thereto becomes straight and ready for ac...
A ship sailing close-hauled is "on a taut bowline." ...
A strict disciplinarian. ...
, or taut weather-helm. A ship with a side wind is said to carry a taut weather-helm, when the wat...
A sail well set on a wind, and well filled. ...
A vessel at anchor, heeling over to the force of the wind. ...
See taut helm ...