tear-up

Updated: June 19, 2025

"Hallock?" said McCloskey; "and you said there was a woman in it? That fits down to the ground, John. Mr. Lidgerwood has found out something about Hallock's family tear-up, or he's likely to find out. That's what that means!" What more McCloskey said was said to an otherwise empty room. Judson had opened the door and closed it, and was gone.

Francis Lynde - The Taming of Red Butte Western