Tapish

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.]
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           As a hound that, having roused a hart,
           Although he tappish ne'er so soft.       --Chapman.
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