Deal

dēl, n. a portion; an indefinite quantity: a large quantity; the act of dividing cards: ( U.S. ) a bargain: a fir or pine board: timber.— v.t. to divide, to distribute: to throw about: to deliver.— v.i. to transact busine : to act: to distribute cards.— pa.t. and pa.p. dealt (delt).— ns. Deal′er , one who deals: a trader; Deal′-fish , a genus of ribbon-fishes; Deal′ing , manner of acting towards others: intercourse of trade. [A.S. dǽlan — dǽl , a part; Ger. the i len — theil , a part or division. A doublet of dole . By some, however, deal , a plank, is taken as a doublet of thill , from A.S. thel , a plank.]