From Middle English del, dele, from Old English dǣl (“part, share, portion”), from Proto-West Germanic *daili, from Proto-Germanic *dailiz (“part, deal”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰ(h₁)-oy-lo- (“part, watershed”). Cognate with Scots dele (“part, portion”), West Frisian diel (“part, share”), Dutch deel (“part, share, portion”), German Teil (“part, portion, section”), Danish, Slovene, and Swedish del (“part”), Icelandic deila (“division, contention”), Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐍃 (dails, “portion”). Related to Old English dāl (“portion”). More at dole.
Meanings
(obsolete) A division, a portion, a share, a part, a piece.
We gave three deals of grain in tribute to the king.
(followed by of, often) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).
“They know our boats will stand up to their work,” said Willison, “and that counts for a good deal. A low estimate from us doesn't mean scamped work, but just that we want to keep the yard busy over a slack time.” 1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 3, in Well Tackled!:
There is a deal of obscurity concerning the identity of the species thus multitudinously baptized. 1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 32, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC:
Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth. 2013 June 7, David Simpson, “Fantasy of navigation”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 36:
There is a vast deal of difference in memories, as well as in every thing else, and therefore you should make allowance for your cousin, and pity her deficiency. 1814 May 9, [Jane Austen], chapter II, in Mansfield Park: […], volume I, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 35:
si ගනුදෙනුව (division, share) · it quantità (large number or amount or extent) · ru распределе́ние (division, share) · pt porção (large number or amount or extent) · it parte (division, share) · de Portion (division, share) · sh količìna (large number or amount or extent) · ru диль (large number or amount or extent) · pt parte (division, share) · hu osztályrész (division, share) · de Menge (large number or amount or extent) · hu rengeteg (large number or amount or extent) · it porzione (division, share) · sh údio (division, share) · fi paljon (large number or amount or extent) · de Anteil (division, share) · es reparto (division, share) · gl cantidade (large number or amount or extent) · sh у́дио (division, share) · it tot (large number or amount or extent) · fi osa (division, share) · ru разда́ча (division, share) · bg коли́чество (large number or amount or extent) · pt porção (division, share) · it dose (large number or amount or extent) · fr part (division, share) · ru у́йма (large number or amount or extent) · ru ку́ча (large number or amount or extent) · es parte (division, share) · fi suuri määrä (large number or amount or extent) · mg anjara (division, share) · sh количѝна (large number or amount or extent) · hu részesedés (division, share)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.?
Proto-Germanic *dailiz
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Germanic *-janą
Proto-Germanic *dailijaną
Old English dǣlan
Middle English delen
English deal
From Middle English delen, from Old English dǣlan (“to divide, part”), from Proto-West Germanic *dailijan, from Proto-Germanic *dailijaną (“to divide, part, deal”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰoh₁-i-l- (“part, watershed”).
Cognates
Cognate with West Frisian diele (“to divide, separate”), Dutch delen, German teilen, Swedish dela; and with Lithuanian dalinti (“divide”), Russian дели́ть (delítʹ).
Meanings
(archaic, broadly) An act of dealing or sharing out.
The distribution of cards to players; a player's turn for this.
I didn’t have a good deal all evening.
I believe it's your deal.
A particular instance of trading (buying or selling; exchanging; bartering); a transaction.
We need to finalise the deal with Henderson by midnight.
The deal, which overtakes the £50m paid to Liverpool by Chelsea for Fernando Torres in January 2011 as the highest paid by a British club, takes United’s summer spend to £130.7m, following the £27m spent on Luke Shaw, the £28m for Ander Herrera and £16m for Marcos Rojo. 2014 August 26, Jamie Jackson, “Ángel di María says Manchester United were the ‘only club’ after Real”, in The Guardian:
recognizing the societal deal between capital and labor regarding retirement savings
(in particular) A transaction offered which is financially beneficial; a bargain.
You also have to look at the kind of mortgage deals available to you and whether you will be able to trade up to the kind of property you are looking for. 2009, The Guardian, Virginia Wallis, 22 Jul 2009
An agreement between parties; an arrangement.
California lawmakers, their state broke and its credit rating shot, finally sealed the deal with the governor Monday night on a plan to close a $26 billion budget gap. 2009 July 20, Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times:
to cut a fantastic deal, to cut a raw deal
I didn't deserve it, but he cut me a deal.
He made a deal with the devil.
to cut a deal, to cut deals
(informal) A situation, occasion, or event.
Their new movie is the biggest deal of the year.
I don't think that's such a big deal.
What's the deal here?
(informal) A thing, an unspecified or unidentified object.
Everything's invisible, I want to see something. Grace, soul, angels, God, the whole deal's invisible and the Bible could've been made up. Who knows? 1965 January 11, Lou Sullivan, Diary:
I've never killed anybody before. I don't see what's the big deal. 1996, Graham Yost, Broken Arrow, spoken by Major Vic "Deak" Deakins (John Travolta):
The deal with four tines is called a pitchfork.
(of a person, slang) A personality trait, especially a negative one, and the underlying cause of it.
My boyfriend hates it when I wear makeup or put on a short skirt, but then he points out how hot girls like the Pussycat Dolls are. What's his deal? —Jill, 16, Fresno, CA 2006 February 6, “Dr. Boy”, in ELLEgirl:
What's her deal?
I don't know what her deal was. I think she just cared about the MTV stuff and wanted to be around us, maybe hoping a camera would show up and she'd get her face on the color TV or something. 2017 April 11, Amber Portwood, Never Too Late, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 90:
His whole deal is, you've got to be for it or against it, and you can't make it better. 1990, National Archives and Records Administration, quoting Bill Clinton, George Bush: 1992-1993, page 1861:
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anlaşma (agreement, arrangement) · hu ügylet (instance of buying or selling — see also transaction) · fi sopimus (agreement, arrangement) · hu osztás (distribution of cards) · hu helyzet (informal: situation, occasion, event) · pl transakcja (instance of buying or selling — see also transaction) · pl rozdanie (distribution of cards) · ka შეთანხმება (agreement, arrangement) · de Handel (instance of buying or selling — see also transaction) · sv affär (instance of buying or selling — see also transaction) · gd eadar-iomlaid (transaction offered which is financially beneficial) · cmn 交易 (transaction offered which is financially beneficial) · fa-ira تَوافُق (agreement, arrangement) · hu leosztás (distribution of cards) · cmn 合約 /合约 (agreement, arrangement) · es reparto (distribution of cards) · ko 합의 (agreement, arrangement) · de Teil (informal: unspecified or unidentified object) · gl transacción (instance of buying or selling — see also transaction) · be спра́ва (informal: situation, occasion, event) · hu megállapodás (agreement, arrangement) · hu egyezség (agreement, arrangement) · de Deal (agreement, arrangement) · hu holmi (informal: unspecified or unidentified object) · fi työt (distribution of cards) · cmn 合同 (agreement, arrangement) · gl trato (agreement, arrangement) · be уго́да (transaction offered which is financially beneficial) · pl porozumienie (agreement, arrangement) · de Deal (instance of buying or selling — see also transaction) · sv uppgörelse (agreement, arrangement) · pl dil (transaction offered which is financially beneficial) · ur لین دین (instance of buying or selling — see also transaction) · hu ajánlat (transaction offered which is financially beneficial) · hu alku (transaction offered which is financially beneficial) · es trato (agreement, arrangement) · fi juttu (informal: situation, occasion, event) · prs تَوَافُق (agreement, arrangement) · fr donne (distribution of cards) · uk уго́да (agreement, arrangement) · bg сде́лка (instance of buying or selling — see also transaction) · hu cucc (informal: unspecified or unidentified object) · ko 거래 (instance of buying or selling — see also transaction) · es negocio (instance of buying or selling — see also transaction) · es arreglín (agreement, arrangement) · de Handel (agreement, arrangement) · uk спра́ва (informal: situation, occasion, event) · hu lapjárás (distribution of cards) · ru штуко́вина (informal: unspecified or unidentified object) · pt acordo (agreement, arrangement) · fr contrat (agreement, arrangement) · ja 合意 (agreement, arrangement) · hu cuccos (informal: unspecified or unidentified object) · es promoción (transaction offered which is financially beneficial) · tr el (distribution of cards) · pl interes (instance of buying or selling — see also transaction) · pl układ (agreement, arrangement) · hu izé (informal: unspecified or unidentified object) · pl sprzedaż (instance of buying or selling — see also transaction) · fr marché (instance of buying or selling — see also transaction) · ja 取引 (instance of buying or selling — see also transaction) · ga déanamh (distribution of cards) · es acuerdo (agreement, arrangement) · pl ugoda (transaction offered which is financially beneficial) · he עִסְקָה (agreement, arrangement) · de Abschluss (agreement, arrangement) · be уго́да (instance of buying or selling — see also transaction) · ro chestie (informal: unspecified or unidentified object) · ro treabă (informal: unspecified or unidentified object) · ru сде́лка (instance of buying or selling — see also transaction) · ml വ്യവസ്ഥ (agreement, arrangement) · hi लेन-देन (instance of buying or selling — see also transaction) · ko 거래 (transaction offered which is financially beneficial) · es oferta (transaction offered which is financially beneficial) · hu ábra (informal: situation, occasion, event) · ro treabă (informal: situation, occasion, event) · uk уго́да (transaction offered which is financially beneficial) · am መገበያየት (instance of buying or selling — see also transaction) · he דִּיל (agreement, arrangement) · ro fază (informal: situation, occasion, event) · sv transaktion (instance of buying or selling — see also transaction) · he עִסְקָה (instance of buying or selling — see also transaction) · cs obchod (instance of buying or selling — see also transaction) · hu bánásmód (act of dealing or sharing out) · it contratto (agreement, arrangement) · hu elbánás (act of dealing or sharing out) · ga lámhdhéanamh (distribution of cards) · eo disdono (distribution of cards) · hu akció (transaction offered which is financially beneficial) · de Abkommen (agreement, arrangement) · hu megegyezés (agreement, arrangement) · pl umowa (agreement, arrangement) · be уго́да (agreement, arrangement) · fi diili (instance of buying or selling — see also transaction) · ru шту́ка (informal: unspecified or unidentified object) · ru угово́р (agreement, arrangement) · sv pakt (agreement, arrangement) · fr truc (informal: unspecified or unidentified object) · es venencia (agreement, arrangement) · sv kontrakt (agreement, arrangement) · ru догово́р (agreement, arrangement) · hu potya vétel (transaction offered which is financially beneficial) · fr accord (agreement, arrangement) · be здзе́лка (transaction offered which is financially beneficial) · be здзе́лка (agreement, arrangement) · hu üzlet (instance of buying or selling — see also transaction) · fi homma (informal: situation, occasion, event) · fi jakaminen (act of dealing or sharing out) · uk уго́да (instance of buying or selling — see also transaction) · fi diili (agreement, arrangement) · gl acordo (agreement, arrangement) · ka გარიგება (agreement, arrangement) · de Sache (informal: situation, occasion, event) · fi erikoistarjous (transaction offered which is financially beneficial) · ja お得 (transaction offered which is financially beneficial)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.?
Proto-Germanic *dailiz
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Germanic *-janą
Proto-Germanic *dailijaną
Old English dǣlan
Middle English delen
English deal
From Middle English delen, from Old English dǣlan (“to divide, part”), from Proto-West Germanic *dailijan, from Proto-Germanic *dailijaną (“to divide, part, deal”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰoh₁-i-l- (“part, watershed”).
Cognates
Cognate with West Frisian diele (“to divide, separate”), Dutch delen, German teilen, Swedish dela; and with Lithuanian dalinti (“divide”), Russian дели́ть (delítʹ).
Meanings
(transitive) To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share.
The fighting is over; now we deal out the spoils of victory.
Rome deals out her blessings and her gold. a'''. 1740, Thomas Tickell, “An Epistle from a lady in England to a gentleman at Avignon”, in Charles Churchil, editor, The Poetical Works of Churchill, Parnell, and Tickell: With a Life of Each, published 1880, page 51:
(transitive) To administer or give out, as in small portions.
"Away, proud woman!" said the Lady; "who ever knew so well as thou to deal the deepest wounds under the pretence of kindness and courtesy?" 1820, [Walter Scott], chapter 30, in The Abbot. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne & Co.] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and Company, and John Ballantyne, […], →OCLC:
Norwich returned to second in the Championship with victory over Nottingham Forest, whose promotion hopes were dealt another blow. 2011 April 15, Saj Chowdhury, “Norwich 2 - 1 Nott'm Forest”, in BBC Sport:
(transitive) To take action with regard to someone or something.
(ambitransitive) To distribute cards to the players in a game.
The cards were shuffled, and the croupier dealt.
I was dealt four aces.
(transitive) deliver damage, a blow, strike or cut. To inflict.
This is a heavy-handed weapon attack that can be made with a two-handed weapon, that will deal damage equal to 4 times your size category 2009, Jake Conner, Maverick, Strategy RPG: Core Rulebook, page 99
The boxer was dealt a blow to the head.
To pitch.
The whole crowd waited for him to deal a real humdinger.
(intransitive) To have dealings or business.
When the spice flow stops, all eyes will turn to Arrakis. The Baron and the Emperor himself will be forced to deal with us. 1984, 1:45:55 from the start, in Dune (Science Fiction), spoken by Paul Atreides, →OCLC:
Mr. Brownlow contrived to state his case; observing that, in the surprise of the moment, he had run after the boy because he saw him running away; and expressing his hope that, if the magistrate should believe him, although not actually the thief, to be connected with thieves; he would deal as leniently with him as justice would allow. 1838, Boz [pseudonym; Charles Dickens], chapter 11, in Oliver Twist; […], volume (please specify |volume=I, II, or III), London: Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC:
(intransitive) To conduct oneself, to behave.
In Deheubarth that now South-wales is hight, / What time king Ryence raign'd, and dealed right [...]. 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto II”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
(intransitive, obsolete) To take action; to act.
Wel said syr Uwayne go on your waye, and lete me dele. 1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], book IV, [London: […] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: David Nutt, […], 1889, →OCLC:
(intransitive) To trade professionally (followed by in).
She deals in gold.
(ambitransitive) To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs.
This club takes a dim view of members who deal drugs.
(intransitive) To be concerned with.
Science, it cannot be too often repeated, deals with tangible phenomena. 1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 14]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC:
(intransitive, with “with”) To handle, to manage, to cope.
I can't deal with this.
Then there was the sound of a struggle, and I knew that the attendants were dealing with him. 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula, Westminster [London]: Archibald Constable and Company, […], →OCLC:
I don't think he wants to go. — Yeah, well, we're going anyway, and he can deal.
nl behandelen (to handle, manage) · it trattare (to be concerned with) · es comerciar (to trade) · it ripartire (to give out as one’s portion or share) · mi tu(w)ha (to give out as one’s portion or share) · mn тарааж өгөх (to distribute (cards)) · hu árul (to sell (illicit drugs)) · ru сдава́ть (to distribute (cards)) · hu kereskedik (to trade) · eo disdoni (to distribute (cards)) · uk ма́ти спра́ву (to handle, manage) · ru торгова́ть (to trade) · it comportarsi (to take action; to act) · sv dela (to give out as one’s portion or share) · cmn 對付 /对付 (to handle, manage) · gd dèilig (to sell (illicit drugs)) · de verteilen (to give out as one’s portion or share) · uk розподіля́ти (to give out as one’s portion or share) · pt lidar (to have dealings or business) · hu megbirkózik (to handle, manage) · es lanzar (baseball slang: to pitch — see also pitch) · es dedicarse (to have dealings or business) · de ausgeben (to distribute (cards)) · ja 対処する (to handle, manage) · bg търгувам (to trade) · es tratar (to be concerned with) · mk дели (to administer in portions) · de behandeln (to be concerned with) · es repartir (to administer in portions) · fi käydä kauppaa (to have dealings or business) · pt lidar (to be concerned with) · km បោះមេ (to distribute (cards)) · ru наноси́ть (to administer in portions) · ru раздава́ть (to give out as one’s portion or share) · de geben (to distribute (cards)) · mi whakainati (to administer in portions) · ojb onin (to distribute (cards)) · he חָלַק (to give out as one’s portion or share) · de handeln (to have dealings or business) · cs jednat (to handle, manage) · bg имам работа с (to be concerned with) · ru распределя́ть (to administer in portions) · pt trabalhar (to trade) · hu oszt (to distribute (cards)) · it assegnare (to administer in portions) · nl te maken hebben met (to be concerned with) · uk торгува́ти (to trade) · ru распределя́ть (to give out as one’s portion or share) · tr atmak (baseball slang: to pitch — see also pitch) · de umgehen (mit) (to handle, manage) · gd dèilig (to handle, manage) · sv sälja (to trade) · fr distribuer (to distribute (cards)) · gd dèilig (to trade) · fr agir (to take action; to act) · uk роздава́ти (to give out as one’s portion or share) · sv handla (to be concerned with) · ru справля́ться (to handle, manage) · gl repartir (to give out as one’s portion or share) · fi jakaa (to distribute (cards)) · ca comprar (to trade) · ru сбыва́ть (to sell (illicit drugs)) · it commerciare (to trade) · sv langa (to sell (illicit drugs)) · hu kezel (to handle, manage) · it occuparsi (to have dealings or business) · cs prodávat (to sell (illicit drugs)) · cs rozdělit (to give out as one’s portion or share) · es lidiar (to handle, manage) · nl handelen (to trade) · de handeln (to take action; to act) · cs pojednávat (to be concerned with) · it comportarsi (to be concerned with) · es repartir (to distribute (cards)) · ru толка́ть (to sell (illicit drugs)) · km ចែកបៀ (to distribute (cards)) · es asestar (to administer in portions) · mi tohatoha (to give out as one’s portion or share) · el μοιράζω (to give out as one’s portion or share) · ru раздава́ть (to distribute (cards)) · pt lidar (to handle, manage) · bg разпределям (to give out as one’s portion or share) · it dedicarsi (to have dealings or business) · de austeilen (to distribute (cards)) · fi käsitellä (to be concerned with) · ja 取引する (to trade) · de handeln (to trade) · ota صاتمق (to have dealings or business) · uk ві́дати (to handle, manage) · de austeilen (to administer in portions) · de sich widmen (to have dealings or business) · gl dar (to distribute (cards)) · de erteilen (to administer in portions) · nl delen (to distribute (cards)) · es vender drogas (to sell (illicit drugs)) · de handeln (to be concerned with) · ca comerciar (to trade) · cs rozdat (to distribute (cards)) · grc ἐμπορεύομαι (to trade) · hu feldolgoz (to handle, manage) · bg справям се (to handle, manage) · it occuparsi (to handle, manage) · bo སྤྲད (to distribute (cards)) · hu beletörődik (to handle, manage) · de dealen (to sell (illicit drugs)) · cmn 發牌 /发牌 (to distribute (cards)) · fr faire le commerce (to trade) · hu mér (to administer in portions) · it distribuire (to distribute (cards)) · gd dèilig (to be concerned with) · fr faire face (à) (to handle, manage) · pl radzić sobie (to handle, manage) · mi tu(w)hatu(w)ha (to give out as one’s portion or share) · ca repartir (to distribute (cards)) · el μοιράζω (to distribute (cards)) · hu sújt (to administer in portions) · fr charbonner (to sell (illicit drugs)) · ru бары́жить (to sell (illicit drugs)) · gl repartir (to distribute (cards)) · bg раздавам (to distribute (cards)) · fi syöttää (baseball slang: to pitch — see also pitch) · de austeilen (to give out as one’s portion or share) · nl regelen (to handle, manage) · eo disdoni (to give out as one’s portion or share) · pt repartir (to give out as one’s portion or share) · es distribuir (to give out as one’s portion or share) · ka გამკლავება (to handle, manage) · hu szétoszt (to give out as one’s portion or share) · de behandeln (to handle, manage) · es mercadear (to trade) · th แจกไพ่ (to distribute (cards)) · bg раздавам (to give out as one’s portion or share) · fi jakaa (to administer in portions) · km ចែក (to distribute (cards)) · eo pritrakti (to be concerned with) · pt lidar (to administer in portions) · es traficar (to sell (illicit drugs)) · hy բաժանել (to distribute (cards)) · vi chia bài (to distribute (cards)) · ca repartir (to give out as one’s portion or share) · ro împărți (to distribute (cards)) · ca tractar (to be concerned with) · ru име́ть де́ло с (to handle, manage) · gl comerciar (to trade) · de zuteilen (To take action with regard to someone or something.) · fi hoitaa (to handle, manage) · bg разпределям (to administer in portions) · es asignar (to administer in portions) · es manejar (to handle, manage) · he חִלֵּק (to give out as one’s portion or share) · hu foglalkozik (to be concerned with) · fi trokata (to sell (illicit drugs)) · sv ge (to distribute (cards)) · es repartir (to give out as one’s portion or share) · mi tohatoha (to distribute (cards)) · mi whiuwhiu (to distribute (cards)) · de abhandeln (to be concerned with) · it spacciare (to sell (illicit drugs)) · nl uitdelen (to give out as one’s portion or share) · mi mea (To take action with regard to someone or something.) · fi jakaa (to give out as one’s portion or share) · es ocuparse (to handle, manage) · ja 扱う (to handle, manage) · hu eloszt (to give out as one’s portion or share) · fi käydä kauppaa (to trade) · yi טיילן (to give out as one’s portion or share) · gl tratar (to trade) · nl verdelen (to administer in portions) · nl dealen (to sell (illicit drugs)) · pt dar (to distribute (cards)) · it maneggiare (to handle, manage) · no dele ut (to distribute (cards)) · gd dèilig (to have dealings or business) · mi tiritiri (to give out as one’s portion or share) · it dare (to distribute (cards)) · hu adagol (to administer in portions) · fi toimia (to take action; to act) · ru спра́виться с (to handle, manage) · de zuteilen (to administer in portions) · mn хуваах (to distribute (cards)) · hu ad (to administer in portions) · ca vendre (to trade) · pt traficar (to sell (illicit drugs)) · es platear (to trade) · sv dela (to administer in portions) · gl tratar (to have dealings or business) · it trafficare (to sell (illicit drugs)) · tr dağıtmak (to distribute (cards)) · hu üzletel (to trade) · fr traiter (avec) (to handle, manage) · ru ба́нчить (to sell (illicit drugs)) · cs obchodovat (to trade) · sv sälja (to sell (illicit drugs)) · pt dividir (to give out as one’s portion or share)
From Middle English dele (“plank”), from Middle Low German dele, from Old Saxon thili, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þiljǭ (“plank, board”); cognate with Old English þille. Doublet of (dialectal) theal and thill.
Meanings
(not-comparable) Made of deal.
Through the open door you see a red-tiled floor, a large wooden bed, and on a deal table a ewer and a basin. 1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, “chapter 47”, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […], →OCLC:
Deal table in the middle, plain chairs all round the walls, on one end a large shining map, marked with all the colours of a rainbow. 1899 (please specify the page), Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part:
She glanced round the kitchen. It was small and curious to her, with its glittering kissing-bunch, its evergreens behind the pictures, its wooden chairs and little deal table. 1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter 6, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC:
A plain deal table
Translations (5)
hu fenyő- (made of deal) · hu fenyőfa (made of deal) · bg елов (made of deal) · bg чамов (made of deal) · fi lankku- (made of deal)
From Middle English dele (“plank”), from Middle Low German dele, from Old Saxon thili, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þiljǭ (“plank, board”); cognate with Old English þille. Doublet of (dialectal) theal and thill.
Meanings
(uncountable) Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir).
A brisk fire burned in the grate, there were three comfortable chairs, and a deal table with a water carafe, a bucket of coals, and a few other amenities. 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
1722, Daniel Defoe, A Journal of the Plague Year, London: E. Nutt et al., p. 86,
Some Houses were […] entirely lock’d up, the Doors padlockt, the Windows and Doors having Deal Boards nail’d over them,
(countable) A plank of softwood (fir or pine board).
(archaic, countable) A wooden board or plank, usually between 12 or 14 feet in length, traded as a commodity in shipbuilding.
It shall not be lawful for any person to land any timber, planks or board, deals, staves, tar, pitch, turpentine, rozin or other the commodities aforesaid, on any part of the present quays within the city of Bristol, from any vessel coming into the said port... 1819, Charles Pope, Practical abridgement of the laws of customs and excise, 5th edition, page CCXLIII:
Swedish deals from ports in the Baltic 1840, John Ramsey McCulloch, “Docks on the Thames (London)”, in A Dictionary Practical, Theoretical and Historical of Commerce and Commercial Navigation, volume 1, Thomas Wardle, page 590:
1 deal (US) = 12 ft x 11 in. x 3/2 in. (E) 2003, François Cardarelli, Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights, and Measures, page 52:
fi lankku (plank of softwood) · de Planke (plank of softwood) · hu fenyődeszka (wood that is easy to saw) · hu deszka (plank of softwood) · hu palló (plank of softwood) · bg чам (wood that is easy to saw) · de Bohle (wood that is easy to saw) · fi lankku (wood that is easy to saw) · hu puhafa (wood that is easy to saw) · bg чамова дъска (plank of softwood)