Bible Dictionaries
Taut

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(a.) Tight; stretched; not slack; - said esp. of a rope that is tightly strained.

(2):

(a.) Snug; close; firm; secure.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Taut'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/taut.html. 1828.