"three-pipe problem" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: three-pipe problems [plural]
Etymology: From the Sherlock Holmes stories of Arthur Conan Doyle, in which the detective would smoke one or more pipes while pondering the solution to a mystery. Head templates: {{en-noun}} three-pipe problem (plural three-pipe problems)
  1. A particularly complex or challenging problem or puzzle. Related terms: one-banana problem
    Sense id: en-three-pipe_problem-en-noun-PD-UVREv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "three-pipe problem"
}
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        "English multiword terms",
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