The Collaborative International Dictionary
red deal
Riga fir \Ri"ga fir`\, [So called from Riga, a city in Russia.] (Bot.) A species of pine ( Pinus sylvestris), and its wood, which affords a valuable timber; -- called also Scotch pine, and red deal or yellow deal. It grows in all parts of Europe, in the Caucasus, and in Siberia.