Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hud \Hud\, n. [Cf. {Hood} a covering.]
   A huck or hull, as of a nut. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.

Source : WordNet®

HUD
     n : the United States federal department that administers
         federal programs dealing with better housing and urban
         renewal; created in 1965 [syn: {Department of Housing and
         Urban Development}, {Housing and Urban Development}]