Sentence:  Some blue cattle-dogs and a small pack of <WSD>mongs</WSD> barked excitedly, and danced round, and wished they knew what to do in such an unheard-of situation; and no doubt dreamed for days after of what they "had" done to distinguish themselves. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A mongrel dog.<ref name="aus">(accessdate=2009-03-05)</ref>