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Re[2]: Yiddish terms


>Across all Yiddish dialects, "polke" means a non-Jewish, Polish woman and 
>a "pulke" means a drumstick.


Dear Reyzl
And where does Polka come from?  dancing with A Polish woman or dancing 
with a drumstick?

Or from the drummer using a drumstick or a Polish woman?

(I am in Adar Beis and therefore I am still doing Purim shtick!)

Rich W.

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