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The following sentences in the children's book 花咲じいさん refer to a dog barking:

> 「ここほれワンワン、ここほれワンワン」  
>  「おや？ ここをほれと言っているのか。

jisho.org's pretty good, but it doesn't seem to have a clear definition for
ほれ. Google Translate doesn't shed too much insight on where to look, other
than maybe something to do with fondness or belovedness (which apparently
describe the dog in this story, but I'm not certain this is even the right
place to look). What ultimately does ほれ mean, especially in cases like the
above?
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What does ほれ mean?
[掘る]{ほる} is the verb used here. It means to dig. [掘れ]{ほれ} is in the
[命令形]{めいれいけい} which is the imperative form of the verb [掘る]{ほる}.
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