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morsel
Definition of morsel (Entry 2 of 2)
transitive verb
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Synonyms: Noun
bite, mouthful, nibble, nugget, taste, tidbit (also titbit)
Noun
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14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1598, in the meaning defined above
Middle English, from Anglo-French, diminutive of mors bite, from Latin morsus, from mordēre to bite — more at mordant
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