Sentence:  [H]e [Rab, a dog] growled and gave now and then a sharp impatient yelp; he would have liked to have done something to that man. But James had him firm, and gave him a <WSD>"glower</WSD>" from time to time, and an intimation of a possible kick;—all the better for James, it kept his eye and his mind off Ailie. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An angry glare or stare. (from late 15th c.)