Sentence:  [T]here are "Wolf-Whelps" in "Palaces", and "Governments", as well as in "Cottages", and "Foreſts". ... They go out however, as there is Occaſion, and Hunt and <WSD>Growle</WSD> for Company; but at the ſame time, they give the Sign out of their Maſters hand, hold Intelligence with the Enemy; and Make uſe of their Power and Credit to Worry Honeſter Men them Themſelves. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry animal; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound.