All 4 Uses of
taut
in
Treasure Island
- "Silver," said the other man—and I observed he was not only red in the face, but spoke as hoarse as a crow, and his voice shook too, like a taut rope—"Silver," says he, "you're old, and you're honest, or has the name for it; and you've money too, which lots of poor sailors hasn't; and you're brave, or I'm mistook.†
Chpt 14
- The hawser was as taut as a bowstring, and the current so strong she pulled upon her anchor.†
Chpt 23 *
- So far so good, but it next occurred to my recollection that a taut hawser, suddenly cut, is a thing as dangerous as a kicking horse.†
Chpt 23
- A noo boarder and lodger, sir, and looking fit and taut as a fiddle; slep' like a supercargo, he did, right alongside of John—stem to stem we was, all night."†
Chpt 30
Definition:
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(taut) pulled or drawn tight;
or: subjected to great tension