spite fence
noun
a wall or fence erected solely to annoy one's neighbor or lower the value of their property.
Origin of spite fence
1An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
Words Nearby spite fence
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How to use spite fence in a sentence
Once we almost came to the spite-fence stage; but our children were such friends that they kept us from that disgrace.
Vandemark's Folly | Herbert Quick
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