tacht

Scots

Alternative forms
  • taght

Etymology

From Middle English taught, toȝt (“tight, distended”). More at taut.

Adjective

tacht

  1. Tight; tense; close; stretched out; tightened.
  2. (of persons) Strict; severe.

Derived terms
  • tachten (to tighten)
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