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Hoyle H0307000 (hoil)n. A reference book of rules for card games and other indoor games.Idiom: according to Hoyle In accord with the prescribed rules or regulations.
[After Edmond Hoyle (1672?-1769), British writer on games.]Hoyle (hɔɪl) n (Games, other than specified) an authoritative book of rules for card games[after Edmond Hoyle (1672–1769), English authority on games, its compiler]
Hoyle (hɔɪl) n (Biography) Sir Fred. 1915–2001, English astronomer and writer: his books include The Nature of the Universe (1950) and Frontiers of Astronomy (1955), and science-fiction writingsHoyle (hɔɪl)
n. 1. Edmond, 1672–1769, English authority and writer on card games. 2. Sir Fred(erick), born 1915, British astronomer and mathematician. Idioms: according to Hoyle, according to the rules. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Hoyle - an English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state theory of cosmology; described processes of nucleosynthesis inside stars (1915-2001)Fred Hoyle, Sir Fred Hoyle | | 2. | Hoyle - English writer on card games (1672-1769)Edmond Hoyle |
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Hoyle Sir Fred. 1915--2001, English astronomer and writer: his books include The Nature of the Universe (1950) and Frontiers of Astronomy (1955), and science-fiction writings Hoyleauthoritative rules for playing cards and other games. [Misc.: Barnhart, 590]See: AuthorityHoyleenUK
Synonyms for Hoylenoun an English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state theory of cosmologySynonymsnoun English writer on card games (1672-1769)Synonyms |