Taunt

(a.) Very high or tall; as, a ship with taunt masts.

Taunt - Other Definitions

(a.) Very high or tall; as, a ship with taunt masts.
(v. t.) To reproach with severe or insulting words; to revile; to upbraid; to jeer at; to flout.
(n.) Upbraiding language; bitter or sarcastic reproach; insulting invective.