Brewer's: Hush-money

Money given to a person who knows a secret to keep him from mentioning it. A bribe for silence or “hushing” a matter up.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Hushai
Husband's Tea
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