It absorbs the linseed oil or other lubricant with which the rope should periodically be dressed, so that as the rope is stretched or flexed the oil is squeezed between the wires, thus lubricating them and reducing the friction between them.
Ithi ifunxe i-oli yembewu yesityalo esithile esinemicucu okanye esinye isithambisi ekumele kuthanjiswe ngaso intsontelo ngamaxesha athile, ukwenzela ukuba intsontelo ireke kwaye i-oli ithi ikhanyelwe phakathi phakathi kwengcingo, kungoko zithambiseka kwaye kuhle ukukhuhleka phakathi kwazo.