In 1811 slang what is a sheepskin fiddler? Also known as a tormentor of sheepskin.
A sheepskin fiddler is a drummer. One who beats on a Calf-Skin Fiddle. The 1811 vulgar dictionary has the following entry for Calf-Skin Fiddle: A drum. To smack calf’s skin: to kiss the book in taking an oath. It is held by the St. Giles’s casuists, that by kissing one’s thumb instead of smacking calf’s [...]