deal is a Noun
[1] 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. Three tenth deals [parts of an ephah] of flour. Num. xv. 9. As an object of science it [the Celtic genius] may count for a good deal . . . as a spiritual power. M. Arnold. She was resolved to be a good deal more circumspect. W. Black.
[2] The process of dealing cards to the players; also, the portion disturbed. The deal, the shuffle, and the cut. Swift.
[3] Distribution; apportionment. [Colloq.]
[4] An arrangement to attain a desired result by a combination of interested parties; -- applied to stock speculations and political bargains. [Slang]
[5] 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.
[6] Wood of the pine or fir; as, a floor of deal. Deal tree, a fir tree. Dr. Prior.
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