English edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɹɛndliː liːd/

Noun edit

friendly lead (plural friendly leads)

  1. (UK, obsolete) A gathering at a public house, with songs, dancing, etc., to raise money for somebody who is in prison or otherwise in trouble.

References edit

  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary