<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31341022</termId><termName>scudding</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ The process of removing traces of hair debris, dirt, grease, and lime compounds from hide or skin after depilation and fleshing and before tanning. Traditionally done by hand with  a curved, blunt-edged knife upon the skin or hide laid over a beam, today it is usually done by machine. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:31:58</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31341023</termId><termName>scudded</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31317138</termId><termName>beamhouse operations</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>