<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31341057</termId><termName>brining</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ A method of curing hides and skins, generally employed in the larger abattoirs, prior to transportation to tanneries. After flaying, and a thorough washing and brushing to remove hair and flesh, the hides or skins are hung in pits or large paddles in a very strong solution of sodium chloride, causing salt to penetrate the material. Distinct from "pickling," a beamhouse operation following bating, in which hides and skins are soaked in a solution of 12% salt and 1.2% sulfuric acid. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:31:59</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31341058</termId><termName>brined</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31317143</termId><termName>skin curing</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>RT</relationType><termId>31341026</termId><termName>pickling</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>