\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.