so, is a ute a pickup truck? We couldn't call it a ute because the Utes are a western Native American tribe.

Behold, images of pickup trucks:
https://www.google.com/search?q=pick+up+truck+image&sxsrf=ACYBGNSh6fboU5dSM4eNHHBNy4PBAaj2dg:1580180472330&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=xXKx2Giv30DCRM%253A%252C_cNC_pbeIPoIGM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kR5ljTzDMJFi6ydkhvRRXVF3ybwZg&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwinuO_9pqXnAhUCa80KHWH8D4sQ9QEwBnoECAUQLw#imgrc=xXKx2Giv30DCRM:

Do Australians slash grass because it has grown inconveniently long? Grishka, thanks for the link to Triodia. It's certainly an unusual plant.

Helen, the first thread was probably called 'Translations from the Australian.' The words came from a story set in Melborne and was more urban than the present book. If you want to search for it, click on my name for a list of my posts. I think it was 2-3 years ago.

I didn't realize that triple fronted brick veneer would be so-well known a phrase that I could google it. The houses don't look bad. Certainly they are a better design than the complex houses I call 'witches' cottages' which the builders are pushing near me. They have steep roofs and multiple seams to allow leaks to develop.

Time for more new words