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.] As a hound that, having roused a hart, Although he tappish ne'er so soft. --Chapman.