kassiber
noun • a letter smuggled out of jail, a secret coded message.
this german loanword is derived from the yiddish word kessaw meaning “written.”
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noun • a letter smuggled out of jail, a secret coded message.
this german loanword is derived from the yiddish word kessaw meaning “written.”
noun • a letter smuggled out of jail, a secret coded message. this german loanword is derived from the yiddish word...