deal

deal

¹

Cards

a. the process of distributing the cards

b. a player's turn to do this

c. a single round in a card game

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deal

²

1. a plank of softwood timber, such as fir or pine, or such planks collectively

2. the sawn wood of various coniferous trees, such as that from the Scots pine (red deal) or from the Norway Spruce (white deal)

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Deal

a town in SE England, in Kent, on the English Channel: two 16th-century castles: tourism, light industries. Pop.: 96 670 (2003 est.)

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deal

[dēl]

(design engineering)

A face on which numbers are registered by means of a pointer.

A disk usually with a series of markings around its border, which can be turned to regulate the operation of a machine or electrical device.

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deal

1.(US) Pine or fir lumber cut to a specified size, usually at least 3 in. (76 mm) thick and 9 in. (229 mm) wide.

2. (Brit.) Square-sawn softwood lumber, 17/8 in. (47.6 mm) to 4 in. (101.6 mm) thick and 9 in. (228.6 mm) to under 11 in. (279.4 mm) wide.

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