hud Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal; created in 1965
    Department of Housing and Urban Development; Housing and Urban Development.

WordNet

Hud noun
Etymology
Cf. Hood a covering.
Definitions
  1. A huck or hull, as of a nut. Prov. Eng. Wright.

Webster 1913