What does taut hand mean?

taut hand

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

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""[…]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.[…]""
""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.""

taut hands (plural)

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