Mor`si*ta"tion (?), n. The act of biting or gnawing. [Obs.]

Mor"sure (?), n. [F., fr. L. mordere, morsum, to bite.] The act of

biting. Swift.

Mort (?), n. [Cf. Icel. margt, neut. of margr many.] A great quantity

or number. [Prov. Eng.]

There was a mort of merrymaking.

Dickens.