NUBUCK Meaning of NUBUCK in English [ 'nju:bʌk ]■ noun cowhide leather which has been rubbed on the flesh side to give a suede-like effect.Originearly 20th cent.: perh. respelling of new + buck 1 . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004