A sum paid in earlier times by sovereign decree for the killing of a raven or a jackdaw (daw) or crow (crow). The head of the killed animal had to be handed in to the local authority – usually the mayor or the bailiff as the administrator appointed by the state authority – in exchange for a receipt. The bill could then be exchanged for cash at the appropriate treasury. – See cobra effect, mousing money.
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