[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

tapish \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.
   1913 webster

         as a hound that, having roused a hart,
         although he tappish ne'er so soft.       --chapman.
   1913 webster
see also:
tappis tappish tappice 

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