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Beeton

British  
/ ˈbiːtən /

noun

  1. Isabella Mary , known as Mrs Beeton . 1836–65, British cookery writer, author of The Book of Household Management (1861)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"I was saved by these guys and everyone else on the shift," said Mr Beeton.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2023

They might have gleaned their knowledge from Isabella Beeton, whose 1861 work “Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management” sold millions of copies, and whom Dr. Nice credits with “Kardashian levels of influence.”

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2021

Isabella Beeton perhaps put it best in her 1861 book "Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management."

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2020

Jess Beeton, on holiday with her partner Richard Berrington, said “everyone who booked through Thomas Cook has been locked out of the rooms”.

From The Guardian • Sep. 24, 2019

Miss Beeton Clavier deprecated the modern "craze for examinations," and released from such pressure her staff did not so much give courses of lessons as circle in a thorough-looking and patient manner about their subjects.

From The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)