All 3 Uses of
mane
in
The Call of the Wild
- But no matter how Spitz circled, Joe whirled around on his heels to face him, mane bristling, ears laid back, lips writhing and snarling, jaws clipping together as fast as he could snap, and eyes diabolically gleaming—the incarnation of belligerent fear.†
Chpt 2 *
- Down the neck and across the shoulders, his mane, in repose as it was, half bristled and seemed to lift with every movement, as though excess of vigor made each particular hair alive and active.†
Chpt 6
- One night he sprang from sleep with a start, eager-eyed, nostrils quivering and scenting, his mane bristling in recurrent waves.†
Chpt 7
Definition:
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(mane) long coarse hair such as that which grows around a lion's head or on the back of a horse's neck