morsel

A small fragment or share of something, commonly applied to food.

• By sticking out his tongue and curling it sideways to explore the hairy jungle around his mouth, he was always able to find a tasty morsel here and there to nibble on.
• If a morsel of food fell off your plate, the advice of one contemporary document was to pick it up, make the sign of the cross over it, season it well - and then eat it.

A mouthful of food.

• Me thinks I ſee the Turke nodding vvith his Turban, and telling me that I ſhould thanke Heaven for that diſtance vvhich is betvvixt us, els he vvould ſvvallovv me all up at one morſell; […]

A very small amount.

• Didn't even a morsel of decency remain in his brother?

To divide into small pieces.transitive

To feed with small pieces of food.obsoleteraretransitive