Synonyms for according-hoyle
- according to regulation
- according to rule
- as it should be
- by the book
- by the numbers
- gospel
- indisputable
- proper
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WORD ORIGIN
cited as a typical authority on card or board games, in reference to Edmond Hoyle (1672-1769), author of several works on card-playing. The surname, according to Bardsley, represents a Northern English dialectal pronunciation of hole. "In Yorks and Lancashire hole is still dialectically hoyle. Any one who lived in a round hollow or pit would be Thomas or Ralph in the Hoyle." ["Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames," London, 1901]
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