Rope which is given a hard twist in manufacture (hard-laid rope) loses in flexibility and strength but gains in elasticity and firmness.
Intambo ethi inikelwe ubunzima bojiko ekwenzeni into ngomatshini (intambo enzima ebekiweyo) ingalahlekelwa ludlamko namandla kodwa yamkela i-elastiki nokungathambi okanye nokungashukumi.