Devil-strip Definition

noun

(US, Akron, Ohio) The grassy area between the sidewalk and the street.

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Singular:
devil-strip
Plural:
devil strips

Origin of Devil-strip

  • devil +‎ strip, from the area’s status as a no man's land between private and public property, devil or devil's in place names meaning “barren, unproductive and unused”.

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  • Compare devil's lane (“narrow area between two parallel fences”), devil's footstep (“barren spot of land”).

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