spite fence

noun

a wall or fence erected solely to annoy one's neighbor or lower the value of his or her property.

Origin of spite fence

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

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Historical Examples of spite fence

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