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.

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)