Tap"ish (?), v. i. [F. se tapir to
squat.] To lie close to the ground, so as to be concealed; to squat;
to crouch; hence, to hide one's self. [Written also tappis,
tappish, tappice.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
As a hound that, having roused a hart,
Although he tappish ne'er so soft.
Chapman.