The boys had a custom of taking a "shiverin' bite" when they went bathing.
"My Lady of the Chimney Corner"
Alexander Irvine
I'm just-I'm a bit faint-I'll eat if-you'll fetch me a bite.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
And he smiled, but immediately began to bite his lips in order not to weep, as he really was hungry.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz