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To lie close to the ground, so as to be concealed; to squat; to crouch; hence, to hide one's self.

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  1. v. i. To lie close to the ground, so as to be concealed; to squat; to crouch; hence, to hide one's self.
  2. 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.
  3. To lie close to the ground, so as to be concealed; to squat; tocrouch; 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 sosoft. Chapman.