n. A small fragment or share of something, commonly applied to food.
n. A very small amount.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A little bite or bit of food.
n. A small quantity; a little piece; a fragment.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A bite; a mouthful; a small piece of food; a small meal.
n. A small quantity of anything considered as parceled out, often of something taken or indulged in; a fragment; a little piece.
n. A person: used jestingly or in contempt.
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n. a small quantity of anything
n. a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
Word Usage
"II. i.286 (46,8) [This ancient morsel] For _morsel_ Dr. Warburton reads _ancient moral_, very elegantly and judiciously, yet I know not whether the author might not write _morsel_, as we say a _piece of a man_."