Both Uses of
morsel
in
Moby Dick
- "Cook," said Stubb, rapidly lifting a rather reddish morsel to his mouth, "don't you think this steak is rather overdone?†
Chpt 64-66morsel = a very small quantity
- "And you have lived in this world hard upon one hundred years, cook, and don't know yet how to cook a whale-steak?" rapidly bolting another mouthful at the last word, so that morsel seemed a continuation of the question.†
Chpt 64-66 *
Definition:
a very small quantity -- usually of food