'Tapish' definitions:

Definition of 'Tapish'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]