spite houses

A form of spite house — A building constructed or substantially modified to irritate neighbors or any other party with a stake in the surrounding land.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of spite house
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APA

spite houses. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spite%20houses

MLA

“spite houses.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spite%20houses. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spite houses,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spite%20houses.

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