double deal

• double-deal

double deal (third-person singular simple present double deals, present participle double dealing, simple past and past participle double dealt)

1. To deal the top and bottom cards from a deck to a confederate in a card game as if they were one card.
   • 2003, Bill Brooks, Law for Hire, page 102:

     Barely looking up from his smooth hands and the cards they held, the gambler said, “You're not a good enough cardplayer I'd have to double deal you."

2. To cheat by trickery.

• double-dealer

double deal (plural double deals)

1. An instance of double dealing.