[411-10] Poor-john is an old name for dried and salted hake, a kind of fish.
[411-11] Trinculo means that any strange beast could be exhibited and make a man’s fortune.
[412-12] A gaberdine was a coarse outer garment or frock.
[412-13] A swabber is a man who scrubs the decks of a ship.
[412-14] Tang means sharp taste; here it means that Kate spoke sharply.
[413-15] Inde may mean India as we understand it, or West India, that is, America. Stephano probably alludes to the sham wonders from America that were often exhibited by lying showmen.
[413-16] Neat’s-leather is calfskin.
[413-17] Stephano means that he will take all he can get.
[413-18] He alludes to an old saying, “Good liquor will make a cat talk.”
[414-19] This is probably the nearest to a prayer that Stephano can remember in his fright.