spite fence

noun

Definitions

  1. A fence constructed or substantially modified to irritate neighbors or any other party…

    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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for spite fence. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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