free silverite

(US, economics, historical) The free coinage of silver, often at a fixed ratio with gold, as at the ratio of 16 to 1, which ratio for some time represented nearly or exactly the ratio of the market values of gold and silver respectively.

(dated) One who advocates for freedom in various contexts.

(Australia, slang) A wealthy person.

Australian slang for a wealthy, privileged, or upper-class person — someone born into money or at least living the high life with obvious ease. It carries the faint whiff of contempt that often accompanies Australian attitudes toward ostentation and class snobbery. A silvertail drives a flash car, belongs to the right clubs, and wouldn't be caught dead in the wrong suburb. The word has been part of Australian vocabulary since the late 19th century and still surfaces in political commentary and social satire.

A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment.