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Hoyle definition

Hoyle (ho̵il)

noun

a book of rules and instructions for indoor games, esp. card games, orig. compiled by Edmond Hoyle (1672-1769), English authority on card games and chess
Hoyle Idioms

according to Hoyle

according to the rules and regulations; in the prescribed, fair, or correct way

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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