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From GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English, version 0.54:
Deal, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dealt (dĕlt); p. pr. & vb. n. Dealing.] [OE. delen, AS. dǣlan, fr. dǣl share; akin to OS. dēlian, D. deelen, G. theilen, teilen, Icel. deila, Sw. dela, Dan. dele, Goth. dailjan. See {Deal}, n.]
1. To divide; to separate in portions; hence, to give in portions; to distribute; to bestow successively; -- sometimes with out.
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Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry?
-- Is. lviii. 7.
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And Rome deals out her blessings and her gold.
-- Tickell.
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The nightly mallet deals resounding blows.
-- Gay.
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Hissing through the skies, the feathery deaths were dealt.
-- Dryden.
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2. 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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From GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English, version 0.54:
Dealing, n. The act of one who deals; distribution of anything, as of cards to the players; method of business; traffic; intercourse; transaction; as, “to have dealings with a person”.
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Double dealing, insincere, treacherous dealing; duplicity. -- Plain dealing, fair, sincere, honorable dealing; honest, outspoken expression of opinion.
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