| Deal (deal) |
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| n. | (d***emacr]l) |
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| Deal |
| [OE. del,
deel, part, AS. d***aemacr]l; akin to OS.
d***emacr]l, D. *** Dan. deel, G. theil,
teil, Icel. deild, Sw. del, Goth. dails.
&radic]65. Cf. 3d Dole.] |
A part or
portion; a share; hence, an indefinite quantity, degree, or extent,
degree, or extent; as, a deal of time and trouble; a
deal of cold.
The process of dealing cards to the
players; also, the portion disturbed.
Distribution; apportionment.
An arrangement to attain a desired result
by a combination of interested parties; -- applied to stock
speculations and political bargains.
The division of a piece of timber made
by sawing; a board or plank; particularly, a board or plank of fir or
pine above seven inches in width, and exceeding six feet in length.
If narrower than this, it is called a batten; if shorter, a
deal end.
Wood of the pine or fir; as, a floor of
deal.
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To divide; to separate in portions; hence, to
give in portions; to distribute; to bestow successively; -- sometimes
with out.
Specifically: To distribute, as cards, to
the players at the commencement of a game; as, to deal the
cards; to deal one a jack.
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To
make distribution; to share out in portions, as cards to the
players.
To do a distributing or retailing
business, as distinguished from that of a manufacturer or producer;
to traffic; to trade; to do business; as, he deals in
flour.
To act as an intermediary in business or
any affairs; to manage; to make arrangements; -- followed by
between or with.
To conduct one's self; to behave or act in
any affair or towards any one; to treat.
To contend (with); to treat (with), by way
of opposition, check, or correction; as, he has turbulent passions to
deal with.
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