Sentence:  Though golf as it has been played, from time immemorial in Scotland, is more closely allied to the French game "jeu de mail", and the Roman game <WSD>"cambuca</WSD>", an opinion has been long held by writers on the subject that we owe golf to Holland.... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A 12th-century English game somewhat similar to golf in that it was played with a wooden ball similar to a golf ball.