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EDMOND HOYLE
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• EDMOND HOYLE (noun)
The noun EDMOND HOYLE has 1 sense:
1. English writer on card games (1672-1769)
Familiarity information: EDMOND HOYLE used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English writer on card games (1672-1769)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Edmond Hoyle; Hoyle
Instance hypernyms:
card player (someone who plays (or knows how to play) card games)
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
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