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spite fence

noun

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

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Words nearby spite fence

spital, spitball, spitballer, spitchcock, spite, spite fence, spiteful, spitfire, spithead, spitsbergen, spitsticker

Origin of spite fence

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for 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