Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
silvertail [sil-ver-teyl] ExamplesWord Origin noun Australia and New Zealand Informal.
- a person of affluence or influence.
Origin of silvertail First recorded in 1895–1900; silver + tail1 Examples from the Web for silvertail Historical Examples of silvertail
You’re a lad of penetration, Bill; now saddle me Silvertail as fast as you can.
Major (John) Richardson
The most forgetful squirrel in the wood was called Silvertail.
Beatrix Potter
“Why to saddle Silvertail, to be sure,” said the youth, who was just closing the door for that purpose.
Major (John) Richardson
I didn’t relish the task very well, as I was rather cold, and old Silvertail was full of his mischief.
T. S. Arthur and F. C. Woodworth
Lollypop and Silvertail got well away, but the young horse merely pawed the air.
Alfred Ollivant
British Dictionary definitions for silvertail silvertail noun
- Australian informal a rich and influential person
