A term used rel-atively to the law of fraudulent convey-ances made to hinder and defraud creditors, it is defiued as a fact tending to throw sus-picion upon a transaction, and calling for au explanation. Bump. Fraud. Conv. 31; Gould v. Sanders, 69 Mich. 5, 37 N. W. 37; Bryant v. Kelton, 1 Tex. 420; Goshoru v. Snodgrass. 17 W. Va. 768; Kirkley v. Lacey, 7 Houst (Del.) 213, 30 Atl. 994; Phelps v. Samson, 113 Iowa, 145, 84 N. W. 1051