At the end of the tent was a long board, which sprang up and down like a teeter tauter.
"Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus"
Laura Lee Hope
But seven thousand feet altitude for months at a time will draw a woman's nerves tauter than violin strings.
"I Married a Ranger"
Dama Margaret Smith
He drew his bow a little tauter, and wheeled slowly to keep the arrow pointed at the slight wave in the grass which marked the stealthy movements of the lion.
"Into the Primitive"
Robert Ames Bennet