Hoyle: Meaning and Definition of
Hoyle
Pronunciation: (hoil), [key]
— n.
- 1672–1769, English authority and writer on card games.
- born 1915, British astronomer, mathematician, and educator.
- according to the rules or to the authority; correctly.
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