terror-breathing

The embers of a recent fire were strewed in front of the former, and a lean cur -- one of those gaunt, far sighted, keen nosed animals which the Indians employed; dock tailed, short haired, bushy eyed -- lay among the ashes, and did not offer to stir at the appearance of the terror-breathing Mingo.

The Wigwam and the Cabin. By the Author of "The Yemassee," "Guy Rivers," &c. Second Series 1845