Mor"sel (?), n. [OF. morsel, F. morceau, LL. morsellus, a dim. fr. L. morsus a biting, bite, fr. mordere to bite; prob. akin to E. smart. See Smart, and cf. Morceau, Mordant, Muse, v., Muzzle, n.]
1.
A little bite or bit of food.
Chaucer.
Every morsel to a satisfied hunger is only a new labor to a tired digestion.
South.
2.
A small quantity; a little piece; a fragment.
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