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stretched with little or no give
- a taut clothesline
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'Taunt' or 'Taut'?
'Taunt' or 'Taut'?
No need to stress.
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“Taut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taut. Accessed 27 Sep. 2022.
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The first known use of taut was in the 15th century
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