verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To squat obsolete, rare

   "As a hound that, having roused a hart, / Although he tappish ne'er so oft."

Example

More examples

"As a hound that, having roused a hart, / Although he tappish ne'er so oft."

Etymology

French se tapir (“to crouch, squat”).

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