From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Morsel \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.
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Every morsel to a satisfied hunger is only a new
labor to a tired digestion. --South.
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2. A small quantity; a little piece; a fragment.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
morsel
n 1: a small quantity of anything; "a morsel of paper was all he
needed"
2: a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left
was a bit of bread" [syn: morsel, bit, bite]