Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. (orig. US) a (young) woman.

1834		Ely’s Hawk & Buzzard (NY) 15 Mar. 1/2: Mr Vindex and his amiable companion (a grave fowl, though a Hen).
1914		Sport (Adelaide) 7 Mar. 5/6: When is Peter S. and Dick P.T.T. going to get another fowl.
1940		Pittsburgh Courier (PA) 27 Apr. 7/6: Lesson 1: How to Collar a Chic. If the fowl is fly and doesn’t gum beat so sporty, try to drift to the donnie’s castle and skin-shake with the raisers.
1985		B. Robinson Aussie Bull x: [A] doddering old fowl.

2. (US black) a victim.

1957

D. Burley N.Y. Amsterdam News 8 June 14: Some were cokeys and some rode hoss [...] all were real gone fowl for [...] the blue coats.