Tap·ish v. i. 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.
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