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hoyle

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  1. hoyle (noun)
  2. Hoyle (biographical name)
  3. hoyle shooting (noun)

hoyle

noun, often capitalized \ˈhȯi(-ə)l\

Definition of HOYLE

: an encyclopedia of the rules of indoor games and especially card games

Origin of HOYLE

Edmond Hoyle †1769 English writer on games
First Known Use: 1926

Rhymes with HOYLE

boil, broil, coil, foil, moil, oil, royal, soil, spoil, toil

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