Both Uses of
siege
in
The Hobbit
- "I can't give you those, while the siege is going on.†
Chpt 16
- They would stand a siege for weeks, and by that time yet more dwarves might come, and yet more, for Thorin had many relatives.†
Chpt 17 *
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