taut hand

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An officer who is severe in discipline. dated
    — "[…]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. dated
    — "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."

词形变化

taut hands plural
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