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 ]