Both Uses of
siege
in
Dubliners
- But, however well we fought, we never won siege or battle and all our bouts ended with Joe Dillon's war dance of victory.†
Chpt 2 *
- When we came to the Smoothing Iron we arranged a siege; but it was a failure because you must have at least three.†
Chpt 2
Definition:
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(siege) a military tactic in which a fortified place is surrounded and isolated while it is attacked over time
or:
any prolonged attack, effort, or period of trouble