[hoil] 
| 1. | Edmond, 1672–1769, English authority and writer on card games. |
| 2. | Sir Fred, 1915–2001, British astronomer, mathematician, and educator. |
| 3. | according to Hoyle, according to the rules or to the authority; correctly. |
| Hoyle (hoil) n. A reference book of rules for card games and other indoor games. [After Edmond Hoyle (1672?-1769), British writer on games.] |
according to Hoyle
In keeping with established rules; on the highest authority, as in The tax records are in excellent order, all according to Hoyle. Edmond Hoyle (1679-1769) of England, author of books of rules for card games, was so highly regarded that numerous writers used his name on their own rule books, even for games that had not been invented by the time of Hoyle's death, so that his name became synonymous with any rules.