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devil_strip

devil strip

English

The tree-lined grassy area to the right is a devil strip

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Noun

devil strip ‎(plural devil strips)

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

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References

  1. ↑ Dictionary of Regional American English
  2. ↑ Word Detective: Tales from the berm

Etymology

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”.[1][2]

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

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