What is "tappish"

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.

vb. (context rare archaic English) To lie close to the ground, so as to be concealed.