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Hoyle
[ hoil ]
noun
- Edmond, 1672–1769, English authority and writer on card games.
- Sir Fred, 1915–2001, British astronomer, mathematician, and educator.
Hoyle
1/ ɔɪ /
noun
- an authoritative book of rules for card games
Hoyle
2/ ɔɪ /
noun
- HoyleSir Fred19152001MEnglishSCIENCE: astronomerWRITING: writer 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
Word History and Origins
Origin of Hoyle1
Idioms and Phrases
- according to Hoyle, according to the rules or to the authority; correctly.
More idioms and phrases containing Hoyle
see according to Hoyle .Example Sentences
House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has switched on Parliament's historic Ayrton Light to commemorate the moment his predecessor did the same thing 80 years ago towards the end of the Second World War.
Sir Lindsay Hoyle described his father - who died last April aged 98 - as a "force to be reckoned with".
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has said some of the incidents seen during the July campaign were "clearly unacceptable".
An event was also held at Westminster, attended by Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle.
Ahead of PMQs, House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle warned MPs of the risk of seriously prejudicing criminal proceedings by commenting on the investigation in the Commons.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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