Perhaps they had a billy-goat on board, and made him do duty, in default of anything better.
Mr. Billy-Goat asked Mr. Dog how he was going to get across.
I'd just as soon be a billy-goat and live on circus-posters, fruit-cans and old hoop-skirts.
I tell you, I helt nothin' but trumps, and could 'a' beat the horns off a billy-goat.
