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spite fence

spite fence noun: a fence constructed or substantially modified to irritate neighbors or any other party with a stake in the surrounding land.

Noun

spite fence (plural spite fences)

  1. A fence constructed or substantially modified to irritate neighbors or any other party with a stake in the surrounding land.
    • Constance Jackson had better watch her ways—she was in grave danger for quarreling with her neighbors; she had erected the only spite fence in the history of the Quarters.1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC

Forms of spite fence

pluralspite fences

Questions about spite fence

What does spite fence mean?
Spite fence means a fence constructed or substantially modified to irritate neighbors or any other party with a stake in the surrounding land.
What part of speech is spite fence?
Spite fence is a noun.
What is the plural of spite fence?
The plural of spite fence is spite fences.

Words near spite fence in the dictionary

  1. spitchering
  2. spitchers
  3. spitcup
  4. spitcups
  5. spite
  6. spite fence
  7. spite fences
  8. spite house
  9. spite houses
  10. spite of
  11. spite wall

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