/ Dictionary / Index H Hoyle: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Hoyle Pronunciation: (hoil), [key] — n. 1672–1769, English authority and writer on card games. born 1915, British astronomer, mathematician, and educator. according to the rules or to the authority; correctly. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: hoyle (Thesaurus) hoyden Hoyt Related Content Daily Word Quiz: candor Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language