WHILE SHEPHERDS WATCHED THEIR FLOCKS BY NIGHT

Meaning of WHILE SHEPHERDS WATCHED THEIR FLOCKS BY NIGHT in English

While ˌshepherds ˌwatched their ˌflocks by ˈnight BrE AmE

the title and first line of a ↑ carol (=a traditional religious song sung at Christmas) . Children sometimes change the words to ‘While shepherds washed their socks by night...’ as a joke.

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WHILE SHEPHERDS WATCHED THEIR FLOCKS BY NIGHT — a popular carol often sung at Christmas.
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NIGHT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Crystal Night Night of the Long Knives Walpurgis Night {{link=Gerard of the Night Scenes">Gerard …
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WHILE — I. ˈhwīl, esp before pause or consonant -īəl; also ˈwī- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English whil, while, from …
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THEIR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse theirra, theira, gen. plural demonstrative & personal pron.; akin to Old Norse that, …
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NIGHT — I. ˈnīt, usu -īd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English night, niht, from Old English niht, næht, neaht; akin …
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BY — I. |bī also especially bef cons bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English be, bī, preposition, …
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WATCHED — past of watch
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WATCHED — (imp. & p. p.) of Watch
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WATCHED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Watch
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WHILE — /hwuyl, wuyl/ , n., conj., prep., v., whiled, whiling . n. 1. a period or interval of time: to wait …
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THEIR — /dhair/ ; unstressed /dheuhr/ , pron. 1. a form of the possessive case of they used as an attributive adjective, …
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NIGHT — — nightless , adj. — nightlessly , adv. — nightlike , adj. /nuyt/ , n. 1. the period of darkness …
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BY — by 1 /buy/ , prep., adv., adj., n., pl. byes . prep. 1. near to or next to: a home …
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WHILE — I. ˈhwī(-ə)l, ˈwī(-ə)l noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwīl; akin to Old High German hwīla time, Latin quies …
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NIGHT — I. ˈnīt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English niht; akin to Old High German naht night, Latin noct-, nox, …
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BY — I. ˈbī, before consonants also bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English, preposition, be, bī; akin …
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THEIR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from their, pronoun, from Old Norse theirra, genitive plural demonstrative & personal pronoun; akin to Old …
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WHILE — prep until; till. 2. while ·vi to loiter. 3. while ·noun that which requires time; labor; pains. 4. while ·conj …
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WATCHED — impf & ·p.p. of watch.
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NIGHT — noun darkness; obscurity; concealment. 2. night ·noun the period after the close of life; death. 3. night ·noun intellectual and …
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BY — (·pref.) against. 2. by ·adv aside; as, to lay by; to put by. 3. by (·pref.) on; along; in traversing. …
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WHILE — [while] n [ME, fr. OE hwil; akin to OHG hwila time, L quies rest, quiet] (bef. 12c) 1: a period …
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NIGHT — [night] n [ME, fr. OE niht; akin to OHG naht night, L noct-, nox, Gk nykt-, nyx] (bef. 12c) 1: …
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NIGHT — night BrE AmE naɪt ▷ nights naɪts ▶ ˈ night ˌ blindness, ˌ• ˈ•• BrE AmE ▶ ˈ night owl …
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WHILE — / waɪl; NAmE / conjunction , noun , verb ■ conjunction (also formal whilst / waɪlst/ especially in BrE ) …
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NIGHT — / naɪt; NAmE / noun [ U , C ] 1. the time between one day and the next when …
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BY — / baɪ; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. near sb/sth; at the side of sb/sth; beside sb/sth : …
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WHILE — I. while 1 S1 W1 /waɪl/ BrE AmE conjunction 1 . during the time that something is happening: They arrived …
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THEIR — their S1 W1 /ðə; strong ðeə $ ðər strong ðer/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘they’] [ Date: 1100-1200 …
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NIGHT
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BY — I. by 1 S1 W1 /baɪ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: be , bi ] 1 …
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WHILE — n., conj., v., & adv. --n. 1 a space of time, time spent in some action (a long while ago; …
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THEIR — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1 of or belonging to them or themselves (their house; their own business). 2 (Their) (in titles) that …
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NIGHT — n. 1 the period of darkness between one day and the next; the time from sunset to sunrise. 2 nightfall …
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BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
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WHILE — n., conj., v., & adv. n. 1 a space of time, time spent in some action (a long while ago; …
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THEIR — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1 of or belonging to them or themselves (their house; their own business). 2 (Their) (in titles) that …
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NIGHT — n. 1 the period of darkness between one day and the next; the time from sunset to sunrise. 2 nightfall …
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BY — prep., adv., & n. prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
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WHILE — n., conj., v., & adv. --n. 1. a space of time, time spent in some action (a long while ago; …
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THEIR — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1. of or belonging to them or themselves (their house; their own business). 2 (Their) (in titles) that …
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NIGHT — n.1 the period of darkness between one day and the next; the time from sunset to sunrise. 2 nightfall (shall …
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BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1. near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
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WHILE — I. CONJUNCTION USES /(h)waɪl/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: Usually pronounced …
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THEIR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Their' is the third person plural …
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NIGHT
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BY — The preposition is pronounced /baɪ/. The adverb is pronounced /baɪ/. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
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WHILE — I. CONJUNCTION USES Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'whilst' …
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WHILE — I. conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a good while (= a fairly long time ) ▪ I’d been waiting a …
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THEIR — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ask sb (for) their opinion ( also ask for sb’s opinion ) ▪ We asked …
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NIGHT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 4 nights/3 weeks etc in a row ▪ She’s been out four nights in a …
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BY
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THEIR — [determiner] - of or belonging to themHe gave them their coats.Children should always brush their teeth before going to bed.They …
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NIGHT — (DARK PERIOD) [noun] - the part of every 24 hour period when it is dark because there is very little …
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NIGHT — n. Night of Broken Glass Crystal Night Night of the Long Knives Walpurgis Night Gerard of the Night Scenes
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NIGHT
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WHILE — See: AFTER A WHILE or IN A WHILE, ALL THE TIME(1), EVERY NOW AND THEN or EVERY ONCE IN A …
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NIGHT — n. fly by night night and day night spot
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NIGHT — noun 1 when it is dark and most people sleep ADJECTIVE ▪ last , tomorrow ▪ the next , the …
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WHILE — See ↑ ALTHOUGH 1, ↑ DURING 2, ↑ TIME 17, ↑ WHEN 3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a little while back …
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NIGHT — • ↑ all day/night/summer etc long • ↑ all day/night/year/week • ↑ by day/by night • ↑ day and night/night …
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WHILE — n. 25B6; noun we chatted for a while : TIME, spell, stretch, stint, span, interval, period; duration, phase; Brit. informal …
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WHILE — < programming > The loop construct found in nearly all imperative programming languages which executes one or more instructions (the …
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NIGHT — n. 1 (Stygian or Cimmerian) dark or darkness or blackness or gloom; night-time, shades of night, Formal tenebrosity or tenebrousness …
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