™ / ˌdɒktə ˈmɑːtɪnz; NAmE ˌdɑːktər ˈmɑːrtnz/ (also informal Doc Martens , DMs ) noun
[ pl. ] a type of comfortable heavy boot or shoe with laces
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WORD ORIGIN
1970s: named after Klaus Maertens , German inventor of the sole.
™ / ˌdɒktə ˈmɑːtɪnz; NAmE ˌdɑːktər ˈmɑːrtnz/ (also informal Doc Martens , DMs ) noun
[ pl. ] a type of comfortable heavy boot or shoe with laces
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WORD ORIGIN
1970s: named after Klaus Maertens , German inventor of the sole.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005